This easy and quick Tomato rice is mild rice with full of flavours that goes perfect with any veg/non-veg gravy. This is a one pot meal which is prepared by sautéing onion, tomatoes with ginger garlic paste and then combining with rice and cooked on low flame for 10-15 minutes. Even you can make this tomato rice in a pressure cooker. We usually serve this rice with egg tomato thokku and raita.
STEP BY STEP PICTURES OF MAKING TOMATO RICE
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice- 1 cup
- Chopped tomatoes -3 medium
- Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Garam masala- 1tsp
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful
- Mint leaves- a handful
Preparation:
Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
Heat a non-stick pan, add ghee, oil once they heat, add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
Add chopped tomatoes along with mint, coriander leaves, garam masala powder, turmeric powder and mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes on low flame until tomatoes become mushy.
Drain the water from the rice and add to the saucepan and mix gently without
breaking the rice and fry for a minute.
Add 1 ½ cup hot water and salt according to taste and mix well.
Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or till the rice is cooked.
Then gently fluff up the rice with fork and transfer into a serving plate and enjoy this easy and quick tomato rice with your favourite curry.
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Easy and Quick Tomato Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- Basmati rice- 1 cup
- Chopped tomatoes -3 medium
- Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Garam masala- 1tsp
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful
- Mint leaves- a handful
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan, add ghee, oil once they heat, add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
- Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
- Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
- Add chopped tomatoes along with mint, coriander leaves, garam masala powder, turmeric powder and mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes on low flame until tomatoes become mushy.
- Drain the water from the rice and add to the saucepan and mix gently without
- breaking the rice and fry for a minute.
- Add 1 ½ cup hot water and salt according to taste and mix well.
- Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or till the rice is cooked.
- Then gently fluff up the rice with fork and transfer into a serving plate and enjoy with your favourite curry.
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Tomato rice is a simple and quick variation of rice, it tastes amazing. I see you have made the rice beautifully , they look super tempting.
The rice looks very tempting and well made. A simple dish that makes an enjoyable meal.
Very beautiful. I am loving the color of all your rice dishes. Simple and elegant.
I use to make this few years ago, when I wanted something to comfort me. I love tomatoes and the way you have cooked this rice, I just want to have some now.
Such a easy and delicious looking tomato rice. I make this simple dish atleast one in a week. Good one
Tomato rice is a perfect lunch box dish...with some fryms and potato fry it is too hard to resist
This simple pulao would make a wonderful base to go with spicy curries. Looks absolutely delicious.
The rice looks fantastic Pavani, so nicely done. All these quick rice dishes are so helpful to plan for the week.
I love this kind of quick and easy recipe for lunch box. This one is so yummy.
So easy rice recipe, will love to have it with some raita .. perfect meal to pack in lunch box or make for quick meal.