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Westbengal · Breakfast

Tomato Rice

Traditional 41. Tomato Rice recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice, rinsed
• 300g tomatoes, crushed
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 1-inch cinnamon stick
• 3-4 cloves
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Tomato Rice

1. Heat ghee (1 min, high): Ghee shimmering, smelling toasted.
2. Temper spices (1 min, high): Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom.
3. Add paste and chillies (1 min, medium): Stir in ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.
4. Add tomatoes (2 mins, medium): Add crushed tomatoes, cook until they break down.
5. Add rice (1 min, medium): Add rinsed rice, stir to coat with ghee and tomato base.
6. Add spices and water (1 min, high): Dust turmeric and chilli powder. Pour water, bring to boil.
7. Cover and simmer (15 mins, low): Once boiling, cover tightly. Simmer over lowest heat 12-15 mins until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

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