Tomato Rice

Weekday lunch special..

Preparation time: 10-15 mins

Cooking time : 10 mins

Ingredients :

• Rice ( I made it in Basmati rice)-1 cup
• Onion - 1 medium sized (sliced long)
• Tomato(ripe) - 3 medium size (chopped rough)
• Curry leaves- 3-4 
• Ginger paste - 1/2 tspn (optional)
• cinnamon stick - 1 small stick
• clove - 3-4 
• cardamom - 1 pod
• Bay leaf -1 
• Chilli powder - 1 tspn or more ( as per spice level)
• garam masala - 1/4 tspn
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn
• Salt - 1 tspn or more
• Oil - 2 tbspn

Steps :

1. Soak rice in water while mixing ingredients in cooker.
2. Place the cooker on stove and add oil to it. Once hot add mustard seeds , curry leaves ,cinnamon stick . cardamom, bayleaf & onion. Stir it on medium high flame till onion becomes little soft.
3. Then add tomato & ginger paste. And stir till tomatoes become soft.
4. Add spices and water .
5. Add rice and let it cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.

Tomato rice is ready for lunch box !