Tomato Pulav

Tomato rice is spicy and tangy preparation of tomatoes and rice. This recipe taste best when made with left over rice, it gives a good texture and fluffiness. Tomatoes are cooked using regular masala and then tossed with rice. However if you would like to enhance the flavor you can add cardamom, bay leaves, cloves and cinnamon, which will give more biryani like flavor. To add the crunch you can add some dried nuts like cashew nuts and raisins. Serve this biryani with raita and onion slice or just enjoy plain.  Let’s get started with recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup cooked basmati rice (brown rice or regular rice)
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• Pinch of asafoetida
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander-cumin powder
• 1-2 green chilies finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
• Salt to taste
• Finely chopped coriander leaves

Instructions:

• Heat the oil in wok on medium to high heat. Add cumin seeds; let it sizzle for few seconds. Add asafoetida and quickly add chopped tomatoes.
• Sprinkle little salt to speed up the cooking process. Add green chili, ginger and dry masala to the mixture and cook until oil separates. At this point you can cover and lower the heat to medium.
• Add rice and salt to taste. Toss the rice using two spatulas until well mixed.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot.