Tomato Pulav / pulao

Tomato Pulav / pulao 

( Tomato rice )

Ingredients -

Tomato pulao / pulav

Basmathi rice - 1 cup ( should be soaked in 2 cups of water for 1 hour in advance )

Chopped tomato - 2

Chopped onion - 1/2 cup

Carrot, beans, capsicum - 1/4 cup each

Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves - few

Fennel seed - 1/2 tsp

Cashews - 8 to 10 no.

Chilli pdr - 1/2 tsp

Coriander pdr - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric pdr - pinch

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Method - Tomato pulao / pulav

1. Heat a kadai with a tsp of oil, fry fennel seeds, cashews, cinnamon, cloves for a minute. Then saute onion, curry leaves, vegetables for 2 minutes. Now add soaked rice ( keep the water aside, in which rice has been soaked , we have to use this measured water for pressure cooking later ) and fry rice for 2 minutes. Finally add chopped tomatoes, stir them well till they blend enough.

2. Add salt and 1/2 tsp of ghee with fried mixture. Shift this vegetable, rice mixture to a pressure cooker, and pour the measured rice water which we have reserved previously.

3. Let it cook for a pressure sound on high flame. Once the cooker's temperature subsides, open it and garnish tomato pulao with cilantro.

4. Serve this tomato rice with onion raita.