Tomato Rice

Preparation time :  10 mins

Cooking time         :  30 mins

Serves                         : 2

Ingredients:

• Cooked Basmati rice    - 4 cups
• Tomato                           - 3 medium, chopped
• Onion                              - 1 medium, chopped
• Green chilli                    - 3, chopped
• Grated ginger                - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves                   - 10/12
• Chana daal                     - 1 Tbsp
• Urad daal                       - 1 Tbsp
• Red chilli                        - 2
• Ground nut                    - 2 Tbsp
• Mustard seeds               - 1 tsp
• Hing                                - 1 pinch
• Turmeric powder          - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder         - 1/2 tsp
• Oil                                    - 2 tsp
• Salt                                  -  to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Temper with red chilli, mustard seeds. Add hing.

2. When mustard starts spluttering add grated ginger, curry leaves, chana daal, urad daal and ground nuts.

3. When daal turns little brownish add chopped onion and green chilli. Cook till onion turns translucent.

4. Add chopped tomato. Cook till tomato turns mushy and is cooked.

5. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder. Mix well and saute till masala is cooked well.
6. Add cooked rice. Add salt. 

8. Mix well so that rice is evenly coated with masala. Cover and cook for few minutes.

9. Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with pickle.