Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

1) Basmati rice (or) plain rice - 2 cups
2) Tomato paste – 4 or 5 tsp
3) Oil – 2 or 3 tsp
4) Red chillies – 2 or 3
5) Bay leaves – 2
6) Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
7) Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
8) Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
9) Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
10) Ginger and garlic paste – 1 tsp
11) Coriander leaves for garnish
12) Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

• Cook rice separately & after cooking rice spread separately in a wide bowl. Make sure that rice shouldn’t be sticky.
• Add tomato paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder & salt to the cooked rice. Mix it well.
• Take a bottomed kadai, heat oil & add mustard seeds along with cumin seeds, red chillies and ginger garlic paste, bay & curry leaves.
• Add tomato mixed rice to it and fry for 5 minutes, mix gently.
• Keep stirring & make sure the rice shouldn’t be break.
• Once it is done, remove from heat.
• Garnish with coriander.

Simple isn't it, but taste is too tasty.