yummy-day: Tomato Pulao

Preparation of Tomato Pulao:

Tomato rice can be prepared in 2 ways. I am going post spicy tomato rice call this as tomato pulao or biryani. You can pair it up with cucumber raitha/pachadi or just have it with potato chips/papad. It is great for packed lunch.

Lets see the preparation

Ingredients

Ripe juicy tomatoes- 4(medium size)

Onion- 2

Green chillies- 2

Mint leaves- few & fresh

Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp finely chopped

Ginger-Garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Garam masala powder- 1/2 tbsp(optional)

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tbsp

Chilli powder- 3/4 tbsp

Basmati rice- 1 cup

Salt as need

For Seasoning

Oil- 2 tbsp

Ghee- 1 tbsp

Bay leaf- 1

Cinnamon- 1 inch piece

Cardomom- 2

Cloves- 2

Procedure

First clean and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.

Chop onions, green chillies length wise and also make tomato puree. If U want tomato pieces U can also add 1 chopped tomato. Here I used both puree and tomato pieces.

Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add bayleaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardomom and fry for few seconds.

Then add sliced onions. Saute till onions turn into slightly golden brown color, add ginger-garlic paste and saute for few more minutes.

Then add greenchillies, mint leaves, half of coriander leaves, tomato puree and tomato pieces, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and sufficient salt. Cook for some time.

Add drained basmati rice and 2 cups of hot water(now taste the water whether salt is sufficient or not). Transfer it to a container and pressure cook for 3 whistles. After pressure subsides, open it and fluff with fork and finely garnish with coriander leaves.