Ananya's Spicy South Indian Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

• Rice ( basmathi or daily using rice) - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 big size
• Tomato - 3 to 4 nos
• Garlic - 2 flakes
• Ginger chopped - 2 tspn
• Chopped Coriander - 1/4 cup
• Green chilli - 2 nos
• Turmeric Poweder - 2tspn
• Chilli Powder - 1 to 2 tspn ( according to spicyness )
• Garam Masala - 1 tspn
• Oil - 2 to 3 tablespoon
• Salt - according to taste

For Tempering:

• Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
• Jeera - 1tspn
• Channa dhal - 2 tspn
• Urad dhal - 1 tspn
• Cashewnuts  - few nos
• Curry leaves - few nos

Method:

• Cook the rice as separate grain and keep it aside
• Heat 2 tblspn oil in a kadai and add the temperings, after dhals turns brown add onion, green chillies,ginger , garlic and saute nicely
• Now add turmeric and garam masala powder mix well and keep in flame for 2 to 3 mins
• when the raw smell goes add chopped tomato, chilli powder, salt and mix well, close the lid for 3 mins until tomato cooks well
• Mix already cooked rice to this tomato masala and mix well
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve Spicy South Indian Tomato Rice hot.

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