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Simplest Tomato Rice

Simplest Tomato Rice
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • Rice
  • 2 nos Tomato
  • 1 no Onion
  • Cumin seeds(Jeerakam)
  • Green chillies
  • Salt As reqd

The below ones are optional. If you need more taste, add the following:

  • 3 to Cardamom Elakka
  • 5 to Cloves Grambu
  • Cinnamon A few pieces, Karugapatta
  • Cashewnuts As reqd
  • Coriander leaves A few, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Make tomato paste by grinding them on a grater.
  • Using pressure cooker:- Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
  • Add jeera and cut onions.
  • When onions turn transparent, add tomato paste and chopped chillies.
  • Mix them well for 5 mins.
  • Add chopped/pieces of optional items and mix.
  • Add rice along with required water and salt.
  • Close the cooker and cook until 2 whistles.
  • Mix well before serving.
  • :- Without pressure cooker:- 1)Heat a little oil in a pan.
  • Add jeera and cut onions.
  • When onions turn transparent, add tomato paste and chopped chillies.
  • Mix them well for 5 minutes.
  • Add chopped/pieces of optional items and mix.
  • Put the items in the pan to a rice cooker.
  • Add rice along with required water and salt.
  • Close the cooker and cook until rice is boiled.
  • Mix well before serving.
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