Tomato Rice

Quick, simple yet tasty!!!

Ingredients:

• Oil / Ghee or both - 2 tbsp
• Tomatoes chopped - 3 - 4
• Onion chopped - 1 small
• Cooked rice - 3 cups
• Dry red chilies - 3- 4
• Mustard seeds (rye) - half tsp
• Cumin seeds (zeera) - half tsp
• Chana dal (split bengal gram) - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal (split black lentils) - 1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts chopped - 2 - 3 tbsp
• Red chili pwdr - 1 tsp
• Garam masala pwdr - half tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - half tsp
• Green chilies - chopped
• Coriander chopped
• Curry leaves

Method:

1. Heat oil / Ghee in a pan, add dry red chilies and mustard seeds once they splutter add cumin seeds and chana dal let the dal cook for a minute, now add urad dal fry this for 30 secs , add cashew nuts as these nuts turn slightly brown add ginger garlic paste fry this for a minute, add green chilies, curry leaves, chopped onions, salt and saute this for 2 -3 mins.
2. Add tomatoes and cook them on medium heat until they are slightly mashed then add garam masala pwdr, cook this for 2 - 3 minutes, add cooked rice and gently mix it and garnish it with coriander.