Thursday, September 25, 2008

Tomato Rice

Ingredients:
2 cups rice
1 medium sized onion finely diced
2 big tomatoes finely chopped
1 jalapeno finely chopped
Pinch of turmeric
1 teaspoon chili powder
Cooking oil
Salt to taste
Cilantro for garnish

Procedure:
1) Boil rice in water (for every cup of rice add two cups of water) and set aside.
2) In a cooking pan add ¼ cup oil and sauté onions on a medium to high flame.
3) Add the tomatoes and jalapenos and let them fry till the tomatoes soften up.
4) Add the turmeric, chili powder and salt to the tomatoes and fry for a minute.
5) Add 1.5 cups of water and let the tomatoes cook with a lid covered on a medium flame.
6) Once the tomatoes are cooked, remove the lid and let the curry reduce to thick consistency on a high flame.
7) Remove the tomato curry from flame and mix it with the rice. Add salt to the rice if needed.
8) Add some chopped cilantro for garnish and great flavor. Serve warm.

Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2 to 3

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