Tomato Rice Recipe

If you love tomatoes...........if you love rice.......if you love spicy food........just go for this recipe........you are sure to enjoy!!!
Tomato Rice picture

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings4
CuisineCourse
TasteFeel
MethodDish
Main Ingredient, Interest Group

Ingredients

 Oil2 Teaspoon (For frying)
 Red tomatoes5 (Cut in halves. DonÂ’t go for tomatoes with a yellowish tinge)
 Garlic8 Clove (40 gm)
 Green chillies4 (slit in halves, the number of chilles usually depends on how spicy you want it)
 Oil2 Cup (32 tbs) (For frying)
 Cumin seeds2 Teaspoon (jeera)
 Asafoetida1 Pinch (hing)
 Bay leaves4 (tej patta)
 Onion1 Medium, cut lengthwise….looks good
 Cilantro1 Tablespoon (for garnishing)

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 1115 Calories from Fat 1043

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 118 g181.7%

Saturated Fat 15.3 g76.7%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 18.8 mg0.8%

Total Carbohydrates 17 g5.7%

Dietary Fiber 3.7 g14.9%

Sugars 6.9 g

Protein 3 g6.7%

Vitamin A 34.9% Vitamin C 87.3%

Calcium 8.1% Iron 16.5%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

Method:

• Cook 2 cups rice and keep aside. Let it cool.
• Take 2 spoons oil and saute the all the items in Ingredients List 1. Without adding any water, let it cook for 7 minutes or till the tomatoes are finely cooked and become a paste. Cook it with the lid on.
• When this mixture cools, grind it to a very fine paste . It smells great!!!
• In a wok, add one large spoon oil and saute all the items in Ingredients List 2 (except cilantro) until the onions turn brown. To it, add the previously prepared tomato paste and stir until the mixture loses oil. It will take adout 5 minutes.
• Then, add the already cooked rice and mix really well on low flame…..let it stand for 2 minutes and then serve it hot garnished with a handful of chopped cilantro.
• This dish can be relished as is or with curd/yoghurt salad.

Comments

Anonymous

Priyanka bansal says :

its a nice way of making tomato puree,
Posted on: 26 August 2009 - 11:15pm
veg foodie profile page

veg foodie says :

I certainly do love tomatoes... can I skip the 'hing' though, I don't like the flavor it brings... it won't matter much right?
Posted on: 15 May 2009 - 2:32am
Ganesh Dutta profile page

Ganesh Dutta says :

This tomato recipe is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Posted on: 1 May 2008 - 1:09pm
sonym profile page

sonym says :

Thanks for your comment.
Posted on: 1 May 2008 - 6:23pm
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