Tomato
Rice – Indian Rice Recipe
Tomato Rice is a special yummy
rice recipe. This can be made in advance as it doesn't need to be
served hot. It is a
perfect dish to take for picnic or for
lunch to work or school. Send it as a gift to your neighbor.
It is a kind of fried rice recipe that can be made
when you have some plain rice ready.
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How to make Tomato-Rice
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Ingredients for 2 servings:
- Tomato
purée –
1 cup
- Cooked
plain
rice – 3 cups
- Fresh
grated Coconut or desiccated coconut – ½ cup
- Red
chili powder – ½ tsp or according to taste
- Jaggery
or sugar – 1 tsp
- Mustard
seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Cumin
seeds -1 teaspoon
- Salt –
1 tea spoon or to taste
Ingredients for Seasoning :
- Oil –
1 1/2 tablespoons
- Mustard
seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Cumin
seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Asafoetida(optional)
– ¼ teaspoon
- Curry
leaves – 7-8
Ingredients for spice powder
- Coriander
seeds – 1 tsp
- Cumin
seeds – ½ tsp
- Black
pepper corns – 4-5
- Cloves
– 3
- Cinnamon
– ½ inch stick
Preparation
Lightly roast each
spice separately.
Grind to fine powder.
Making Tomato Rice:
- Heat
oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. When they stop crackling,
add the tomato paste.
- Add
curry leaves. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add
the spice powder, jaggery or sugar and salt. Stir once in a while. Cook
till oil separates and the paste thickens. Remove from fire.
- Add
cooked rice. Mix the rice well with the cooked tomato
mixture. You may need to use your fingers to mix
well.
- Taste and Add salt if necessary.
Serve any time, hot or cold.
Tips: Rice should not be cooked
very soft. It should be just cooked as in fried rice recipe. Add more
chili powder or spices if you like.
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