Tomato Rice

Ingredient

1.       Onion – 1 big

2.       Tomato – 2 big

3.       Green chillies – 4 to 5 ( as per spice)

4.       Garlic – 4 to 5 pears

5.       Chilli powder – ½ teaspoon

6.       Turmeric – ¼ teaspoon

7.       Salt as per taste

8.       Bread slices – 1 to 2 slices

9.       Tamarind – very small piece

10.   Rice – 1 cup

11.   Oil/Ghee – 4 to 5 tablespoons

12.   Coriander leaves – 2 to 3 leaves

To Temper

1.       Cinnamon – ½ an inch

2.       Elaichi – 1 number

3.       Fennel seeds – 3 to 4 seeds

4.       Oil

Procedure

        1.Chop onions and tomato. Grind ginger and garlic for paste.Slice green chillies.

        2.Heat the kadai and temper all the items mentioned in To Temper with oil.

        3.Fry chopped onions,tomato,gingergarlic paste and green chillies well. Generally I like 

            to grind the items to paste. This can be option by simply frying them.

        4.Add tamarind solution to the frying items and add chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt 

            as per taste.Allow it to boil for some time till it becomes paste.

        5.Cook rice with required amount of water. Allow it to cool for sometime.

        6.Chop bread slices into small cubes. Fry them in oil or ghee. Till it becomes brown color.

        7.Mix the rice in the paste and add bread crums.

        8.Season with few coriander leaves.