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Tomato Bhaat | Tomato Rice

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A tasty and flavourful rice for that busy working day. Easy to make and liked by most, tomato rice can be served with any raitha or just plain yogurt/curd. When I have excess tomatoes at home I always make tomato bhaat or tomato gojju both South Indian style.

Tomato Bhaat | Tomato Rice
 
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Mildly fragrant and tangy tomato rice
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: Serves 2-3
Ingredients
  • 4-5 chopped ripe tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp ghee
  • 1" dalchini/cinnamon
  • 5-6 whole black peppercorn
  • 2 laung/lavang/cloves
  • ½ Tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ Tsp jeera/cumin
  • 1 pinch hing/asafoetida
  • 1 slit green chilli
  • 5-6 chopped curry leaves
  • ½ Tsp turmeric
  • ½ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ¼ Tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ Tsp sugar
  • 2 Cups cooked rice
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander leaves to garnish
Method
  1. Break dalchini/cinnamon into smaller pieces and keep it with whole black peppercorn & cloves
  2. Heat ghee in a pan
  3. Add mustard and jeera. Let them splutter
  4. Add whole spices, fry till they are lightly fragrant
  5. Add green chilli, curry leaves and hing. Saute for a minute
  6. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well and let the tomatoes cook till it comes together
  7. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, ground black pepper
  8. Add sugar. Mix well
  9. Add cooked, cooled white rice and salt
  10. Mix well and fluff up while mixing
  11. Add chopped coriander leaves
  12. Serve with fresh cucumber raitha
Notes
Add sliced onions if you like after adding curry leaves, green chilli, saute till they turn translucent
Oil can be used in place of ghee if you want it to make it vegan
This makes and excellent dish to make for lunch box for children and adults. Serve with some boondi/mixture if you like
Use pulpy tomatoes
Do not skip whole spices, they do make a difference
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  1. Break dalchini/cinnamon into smaller pieces and keep it with whole black peppercorn & cloves


  2. Heat ghee in a pan


  3. Add mustard and jeera. Let them splutter


  4. Add whole spices, fry till they are lightly fragrant


  5. Add green chilli, curry leaves and hing. Saute for a minute


  6. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well and let the tomatoes cook till it comes together


  7. Add turmeric, red chilli powder,  ground black pepper


  8. Add sugar. Mix well


  9. Add cooked, cooled white rice and salt


  10. Mix well and fluff up while mixing


  11. Add chopped coriander leaves


  12. Tomato rice is ready to be served
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