Tasty Tomato Bath or Rice

Making tomato rice is very simple and easy.  Add all ingredients in cooker and   put it on stove for 3 whistles.  By seeing the list, it  looks lengthy but while cooking it goes fast.  You may or may not  add   all the ingredients which I have listed here, but if you add them it  gives nice aroma and taste to your tomato rice. Adding veggies to  the tomato bath is up to you. This recipe will serve 4-5 people.

Ingredients:

Rice 1 cup

Tomatoes   ( medium size 4-5, cut into pieces)

Potatoes (2, wash, peel and cut into cubes)

Beans (1/2 lb, I used French cut beans)

Soya chunks   (Nutrela brand  20 counts)

Onions (1, medium size, cut into pieces)

Garlic and ginger paste    ( ½ tsp)

Cumin seeds/Jeera (1/2  tsp)

Black jeera/Shajeera (1/2 tsp)

Green chillies  (2, cut into pieces)

Cinnamon stick/dalchina 1(1/2 inch piece)

Cardamoms/elaichi    (2 No)

Cloves/lavanga       (4 No)

Beay leasves/biryani aaku   (1 No)

Anise star flower/Puvvu     (2 No)

Water (1&1/2 cups )

Salt to taste

Oil -   3 tsps

Preparation method:

1. First keep the soya chunks in the hot water for few minutes then drain the water and  keep it aside.
2. Wash the rice and add adequate water(1&1/2 cups) to it.
3. Take the pressure cooker, heat 3 tsp oil, add  onions,  green chillies and  garlic&ginger paste and sauté it few seconds,  now add  all above spices, stir it,  then  add vegetables, soya chunks,  rice with  water finally salt and  mix well. Place the cooker lid   and put it on high fame for 3 whistles. Then remove it from the heat, let it cool. Now the tasty tomato rice is ready to serve.

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