Tomato Rice - A One Pot Meal

Tomato Rice is a quick meal for lunch which is made very easily  with just tomatoes and onion. I have tried to  give a new flavour to tomato rice by adding some extra ingredients so that you get a slight taste of Veg Biryani.

My husband does not like variety rice like tomato, lemon etc.... So I thought I can try this method so that he gets a good TASTE AND ENJOY'S his meal.

Ok straight away to the recipe.....

Ingredients:

1. Rice(Normal or Basmati Rice)                            1 cup
2. Onion                                                                      2 small(finely chopped)
3. Tomato                                                                   3 small(finely chopped)
4.Ginger and Garlic Paste                                        1 tsp
5. Bay Leaf                                                                  2
6. Clove                                                                        3-4
7. Cinnamon                                                               1/2 inch
8. Green Cardamom                                                  2
9. Mint Leaves+ Coriander + Curry leaves            1/2 cup
10. Red Chilli Powder                                                1/2 tsp
11. Coriander Powder                                               1/2 tsp
12. Turmeric Powder                                                 a pinch
13. Green Chillies                                                       1-2
14. Cashew Nuts                                                       To Garnish
15. Ghee                                                                    1 tsp
16.Oil and salt

Method:

1. Wash and soak the rice for 10-15 mins.
2. Take a kadai add oil+ ghee , bay leaf, clove, cinnamon and green cardamom. Saute for half a min .
3. Then add ginger and garlic paste, onion and saute till it turns golden brown.
4. Then add tomatoes, Mint+coriander+curry leaves and salt.
5. Saute till the tomatoes are cooked well. Then add all the species.
6. Cook it for another 2 minutes.
7. Turn off the flame. In a cooker add this tomato and onion mixture along with the soaked rice.
8. Add 2 cups of water and cook it for about 2-3 whistles.
9. Once it is cooled garnish it will fried cashews.
10. Serve the rice hot with onion raita.

Note: 
1. You can make this in rice cooker too. Add water according to the level marked for 1 cup of rice.