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tomato rice recipe

Tomato Rice Recipe | Easy, Gluten-free Indian Recipe

Healthy Tomato Rice is a comfort easy recipe for rice lovers and if you are left with a bowl of rice, then its a super easy under 5 min recipes.
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 people
Calories 229 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups boiled rice
  • 1 medium onion chopped in small chunks
  • 2 small tomato chopped in small chunks
  • 1 small bayleaf
  • 2-3 whole black peppers
  • 1 teaspoon Jeera (Cumin)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilly powder
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder(haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Garm Masala optional
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice Amchur Powder
  • salt as per taste
  • 1 tablespoon Desi ghee can use any other oil
  • 1-2 whole cloves (Laung) optional

Instructions
 

  • Gather all the ingredients. If you don't have boiled rice,, you may use raw rice as well. Soak the raw rice after cleaning for 20-30 min. Instead of a pan/ kadai use a pressure cooker to saute the onion and tomato. Once they are sauteed, add rice and add twice the water as that of rice (for one bowl of rice, two bowls of water). Cook for two full whistles and 2 min on simmer.
  • Take a heavy bottomed pan/ kadai. Add desi ghee to it.
  • Add whole spices and saute for less than a min on simmer.
  • Add onions and cook till they are translucent. You may cook on full flame if you are standing right in front.
  • Add all spices and make the fame simmer before you add spices or else they will be burnt.
  • Add tomatoes and add little salt here so that tomatoes cook better.
  • They take around 2 -3 min and for better results, covering with lid and checking on off helps.
  • Add boiled rice, more salt and lemon juice and mix well.
  • The delicious tomato rice are ready! Enjoy with curd!

Notes

  • Use a heavy bottomed wok or else the rice would stick to the bottom of the utensil. (Boiled rice are more starchy and sticky when tempered than the raw rice.
  • Make sure that you don't use very old boiled rice. Just a night before is fine (if refrigerated) as rice can have bacterial growth sooner than we know.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 bowl
Servings: 3
Amount per serving  
Calories 229
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.5g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 43.7g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5%
Total Sugars 2.6g  
Protein 4.8g  
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 153mg 3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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