Easy tomato rice

Tomato rice receipe with step by step photos : quick, easy, simple, spicy, favorable and delicious tomato rice receipe is made with only few ingredients. Tomato rice can be made in either pot or pressure cooker. But mine is making tomato rice in pressure cooker. And I'll show you step by step photos and instructions. This is a very simple receipe which you can prepare this for dinner or for lunch. 

                   

This receipe is mostly kids friendly and adults also. It can be served with plain or raita or some salad. To attract the kids, you can make tomato purees and use in tomato rice. Tomato rice means that the rice is made using tomato only except onion. If you wish you can use vegetables, but it will look like vegetable briyani. 

For this receipe you can use any type of rice, but you can adjust the level of water according to the quality of the rice. 

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Preparation time:10 minutes 
Cooking time:15 minutes 
Serves: 3

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups of rice- washed and drained 
2. Ghee- 2 tsp
3. Oil - 3 tsp
4. Bay leaf- 1
5. Cinnamon - 1
6. Fennel seeds- 1 tsp 
7. Cardamom- 2
8. Cloves- 3
9. Curry leaves - few
10. Onion- 1(finely chopped) 
11. Green chilli - 3
12. Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp 
13. Tomato- 4( finely chopped) 
14. Salt- as required 
15. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp 
16. Red chilli powder-1 tsp
17. Garam masala- 1 tsp (optional) 
18. Coriander leaves- few
19. Water needed - 3 cups 

Method: 

Step 1: Heat a pressure cooker or pot with ghee and oil. Add above mentioned quantity of seasoning ingredients like Bay leaf, cinnamon, Fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves, curry leaves. Saute well till they begin to Crackle.

Step 2: Add the chopped onions and fry it till golden color comes out. And add green chilli, ginger garlic paste. Saute for few seconds. 

Step 3: Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Cook until it turns soft. 

Step 4: Next add chopped Coriander leaves, and pour water according to the quantity of rice. Let it boil for 2 minutes. 

Step 5: After boiling, add drained rice and check salt. 

If making in pressure cooker:

Step 6: Stir and close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook in a medium flame for 10 minutes. After pressure settled down, open the lid and serve hot. 

If making in pot:

Step 7: cook until all the water absorbed by rice. If needed, add some warm water. Close the lid and Cook in a low flame. Allow it to cook completely. Now tomato rice is ready to serve. 

Note: I won't use Garam masala for this receipe. If you wish to use, then it will become tasty. Because my family didn't like the smell of Garam masala. 

Pictorial:

Take all the ingredients ready. And wash the rice under running water. Drained it. 

Heat oil and ghee, add Fennel seeds, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, cardamom. Let them crackle. 

Add curry leaves and Saute it. 

Next add green chilli and fry it. 

Now add ginger garlic paste and Saute for few seconds. 

Add the chopped onion and fry it. Next add chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until soft and mushy. 

Now add the turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix well. 

Pour water according to the quantity and kind of rice. 

After boiling, add drained rice. Stir well and check salt. If needed add now. 

Add Coriander leaves. 

Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook in medium heat for 10 minutes. 

Now the tasty and yummy tomato rice is ready to serve hot. Serve with raita or boiled egg or vegetable salad.