Tomato Rice or Tomato Bath

Recipe Type: Indian                         Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 15 mins              Cooking Time: 25 mins


Ingredients:
1 cup of basmati rice
1 chopped green chilly
3 chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp chilly powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
6 curry leaves
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp of cumin seeds
1/2 tsp of chana dal
1/2 tsp of udid dal
2 cups of water
1 tsp of salt
2 tsp of clarified butter (ghee)

Method:
1. Soak the basmati rice in water for half an hour, or soak the basmati rice in warm water for 10 mins.
2. Heat a pan. Put 2 tsp of ghee, mustard seeds, chanadal, udid dal, cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves for tempering.
3. Put chopped tomatoes and green chilly. Cook for 3 mins.
4. Now add chilly powder, salt, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Fry for 2 minutes.
5. Put the basmati rice and 2 cups of water. Mix well and let it cook for about 20 mins until the rice is fully cooked.