Easy & Yummy Tomato Pulav

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 2-3 tomatoes (tomato puree )
• 2 onions (sliced)
• 2tbsp oil
• 3 cups hot water
• ½ tsp sugar
• 10-15 garlic pods
• 1 ginger (scrapped and cleaned)
• 4 green chillies
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinammon (dal chini)
• 2 bay leaf (tamalpatra)
• 2 cardamon (elaichi)
• Salt to taste

PREPARE MASALA:

Grind the garlic pods, the ginger and the green chillies together on the mixer till a fine paste is prepared. Keep aside.

PREPARE RICE:

Clean the rice, wash it for a couple of times in clean water and keep it aside for half and hour after straining the water.

PREPARE TOMATO PUREE:

Boil tomatoes in water for around 5mins, till it softens. Strain the water, remove the seeds and grind on mixer till a thick puree is obtained.

METHOD TO PREPARE:

• Add oil to the kadhai (vessel of preparation) and let it warm up for some time.
• At the same time, keep water for boiling in a separate container.
• After some time, add the cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and cardamom and stir for a while.
• Add the sliced onions and stir for some time, till it becomes a brownish color.
• Add the rice and mix well.
• Add the masala prepared above (garlic, ginger, green chillies).
• Add the hot water and mix all ingredients well.
• Stir for a while and add the prepared tomato puree.
• Add sugar, and salt to taste.
• Mix well and stir till the water evaporates.
• Steaming hot tomato pulav is ready to be served.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

• If preparing in the cooker, keep for only 1 whistle as more the heat, more the basmati softens and becomes soggy.
• If preparing in the oven, keep the timer for 8-10mins (same as veg. pulav)
• For garnishing, you can add cashew nuts, raisins and coriander
• Can also be served with curd or raita.