Instant Pot Tomato Rice
This is an easy and delicious south Indian tomato rice made with basmati rice, a few spices and herbs in an Instant pot or Pressure cooker or in a normal saucepan. This is a vegan and gluten-free dish.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Basmati rice - 2 cups
- Tomatoes - 2 medium chopped
- onion - 1 big sliced
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon - ½ inch
- Cardamom - 4
- Bay leaf - 2
- Shahi jeera/black cumin - 1 tsp
- Green chillies - 4 slit
- Ginger garlic paste - 1Tsp
- Turmeric powder - ½ Tsp
- Red chilli powder - 1Tsp
- Garam masala - ½ Tsp
- Mint leaves a handful
- Coriander leaves a handful
- Oil - 2 to 3 Tbs
- water - 2 ½ cups
- Salt to taste
Instructions
INSTANT POT METHOD:
- Wash and soak basmati rice in enough water for 15 minutes.
- Place the inner pot inside the Instant Pot.
- Switch on the sauté mode. Once the inner pot is hot, add oil.
- Add shahi jeera, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Stir it.
- Next, add chopped onions, slit green chillies and fry until onion turns into translucent.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and sauté until raw smell goes out.
- Add chopped tomatoes,spice,mint and coriander leaves and sauté for few minutes or unti they are soft and mushy.
- Drain the water from the rice and add to the pot.
- Gently mix the rice without breaking the grains.
- Add 2 ½ cups water and give a quick mix. Then add salt according to your taste.
- Cancel the sauté mode. Close the lid and keep the valve in sealing mode.
- Select pressure cook mode and set to high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Once the cooking is done, allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Gently fluff the rice with a spoon or fork.
- Enjoy tasty and delicious coconut milk pulao/pulav with raita or with any curry.
STOVETOP METHOD:
- wash and soak basmati rice in enough water for 15 minutes. Heat a pan with oil, once it is hot add spices and saute for a minute.
- Next add sliced onion, green chillies and fry for few minutes.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes. Add tomatoes,spices,mint and coriander leaves and saute for a few minutes. Drain water from the rice and add to the pan and saute for few seconds without breaking the grains.
- Add 2 ½ water and salt according to your taste and give a quick mix.
- Cover with lid and cook on low- medium flame until water is absorbed or rice is cooked.
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Notes
- Adjust spices according to your taste
- You can use normal rice instead of basmati rice
- Don't forget to soak the rice
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