Tomato Pulao

Another variety rice, pretty easy and quick to do in any busy days or if you ran out of any vegetables. Other than onion and tomatoes, you don’t have to cut any vegetables. Tomato rice (Takkali Sadam) or tomato pulao is pretty much a south Indian on pot meal or comfort food. The rice has a tangy spicy flavor. I make it often for my Little one’s lunch box who enjoy having variety rice.

Ingredients:

Rice (Sona Masuri): 1 cup
Onion: 1 diced
Tomato: 2 large or 3 medium (Grind into puree)
Chili powder: 1 or 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Mint: few sprig
Coriander: few leaves chopped
Ginger-Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Salt: as per your taste
Water: 2 1/4 cup


Seasoning:

Cinnamon: small stick
Cloves: 2
Green cardamom: 1 pod
Bay Leave: 1
Cumin: 1 tsp
Oil or Ghee: 2 tsp



Method to prepare:

Heat a pot or pressure cooker with Ghee. Starts with cumin seeds and follow all the seasoning one by one. Add the onion and fry until translucent, add the Ginger Garlic paste and fry until fragrant. Once, you get a nice aroma; add the tomato puree and all powders. When the gravy starts to thick and leave oil in pot. Add the washed rice (I used sona masuri- medium grain rice) , fry for 5 minutes and pour water ratio 1: 2 ¼. Adjust the salt, add the leaves and close the pressure cooker or pot with lid.
If you cook in pressure cooker, switch off after 4 whistles.
In pot, once the mixture starts to boil cover and simmer. Cook for 20 min and switch off the stove. Let it stand another 10 min before opening the lid .



Enjoy the rice with raita or with a special Veg raita.