Tomato Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice         -  200 gms(1 cup)

Tomatoes              -  4 Large ones

Onions                  -  2 Large ones

Green Chillies        -  2 nos

Ginger                   -  1 inch

Garlic                    -  6 pearls

Ghee                     -  3 table spoons

Cinnamon stick      -  1 inch stick broken into small bits

Jeera                     -  1 table spoon

Cloves                  -  3 nos

Tej patha               -  1 nos

Pepper powder      -  1 table spoon

salt to taste, a pinch of sugar and coriander to garnish.

1.  Wash and soak basmati rice for 15 mins.

2.  Soak in 1 1/2 cups of water.

3.  The same water is to be used to cook the rice.

4.  Chop onions, tomatoes and green chillies.

5.  Clean garlic and ginger and make it into a paste.

6.  Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.

7.  Add the cinnamon pieces, cloves, jeera and tej patha.

8.  Once they turn into golden brown, add the onions and green chillies.

9.  Once the onion turns transparent add the ginger garlic paste.

10.After stirring for a few mins. add the chopped tomatoes.

11.Also add salt, pepper powder and a pinch of sugar.

12.Drain the water from the rice and keep it aside.

13.Add the rice and gently stir the rice along with the tomato mixture.

14.After 5 mins add the water you kept aside(drained from the rice)and stir well.

15.Close pressure cooker and cook till done.

16.After opening the cooker transfer it into a bowl and garnish with finely chopped coriander.