Name: Tomato Rice - Lunch Box Special
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Cooked Basmati rice (you can also use leftover rice); 3 nos Tomato (big size); 3 tbsp Ghee/Oil; 2 small Cinammon (Karugapatta); 3 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 3 nos Cloves (Grambu); 2 pieces Bay leaves (Vazhana leaf); 2 nos Onion (sliced); 1 tsp Ginger (chopped); 1 tsp Garlic (chopped); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Garam masala (optional); 12 nos Cashew nuts (optional); 1/2 tsp Sugar; Salt (as reqd); 1/2 cup Coriander leaves (chopped)

Tomato Rice - Lunch Box Special

Rice flavoured in tomato gravy

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Cooked Basmati rice you can also use leftover rice
3 nos Tomato big size
3 tbsp Ghee/Oil
2 small Cinammon Karugapatta
3 nos Cardamom Elakka
3 nos Cloves Grambu
2 pieces Bay leaves Vazhana leaf
2 nos Onion sliced
1 tsp Ginger chopped
1 tsp Garlic chopped
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala optional
12 nos Cashew nuts optional
1/2 tsp Sugar
Salt as reqd
1/2 cup Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

Finely chop tomatoes and keep aside.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan/kadai and fry cashew nuts and drain it.
In the same ghee, splutter cinnamon, cardamom, cloves & bay leaves.
Add sliced onion, ginger, garlic znd saute till onion becomes golden brown.
Add finely chopped tomatoes and saute till it melts completely to form a paste.
Add turmeric powder and chilli powder to this masala.
Mix in cooked rice along with salt, garam masala and sugar.
Cover and keep it in a low flame for 10 minutes.
Remove from fire and garnish with fried cashew nuts and chopped coriander leaves before serving.
:- Instead of adding chopped tomatoes, you can grind the tomatoes and add that tomato puree to the fried onion along with turmeric and chilli powder. And saute till the puree is cooked well and the raw smell is completely gone.

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Tomato Rice – Lunch Box Special