tomato bath

Preparation time : 30 mins

Serves : 3

Ingredients :

Basmati rice : 1 1/2 cups
Tomato puree : 3/4 cup and water : 2 & 1/4 cups

Cardamom : one or two
Cinnamon : 1" piece
Cloves : 2
Ginger-garlic paster : 1/2 tsp
Onion : 1/3 cup

Capsicum : 1/3 cup

Carrot : 1/4 cup

Green peas : 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder :1 tsp Or to taste
Curry leaves : few
Coriander leaves : handful

Salt : to taste

Butter/ghee/ oil : 3 Tbsp
Fried Cashew nuts : 10

Method :

Take a pot or rice cooker and add a Tbsp of ghee, and then add cardamom,cinnamon stick, cloves, curry leaves.

Fry them a bit, then add drained soaked rice and fry it once.

(If you soak rice for an hour it will help the rice to come lengthy - without breaking when it is cooked)
Then add tomato puree, water, salt and let it cook for 15 mins or till done.

(If using presser cooker, after it starts to boil,cook it on medium flame for 2 to 3 whistles or till done.)

While rice is cooking ,

Take a pan, heat 2 Tbsp of butter or ghee, add sliced onion and fry till they are translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.

Now add sliced carrot and peas , fry them when they are about to done add chopped capsicum.

Cook them a bit.

Add chopped coriander leaves, chilli powder,turmeric powder and little salt.
Fry them a bit.
Add this to cooked rice and mix well.
Garnish the rice with fried cashew nuts.