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Tomato rice recipe | How to make tomato rice | Thakali rice with step by step photo and video recipe. Healthy and flavored rice recipe prepared mainly with basmati rice, tomatoes, spices & herbs.

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Thakali Rice

Tomato rice recipe | How to make tomato rice | Thakali rice with step by step photo and video recipe. Healthy and flavored rice recipe prepared mainly with basmati rice, tomatoes, spices & herbs.

A good lunch recipe. I often eat it along with a boiled egg or onion raita (onion and curd salad). It tastes yummy. Moreover, it is served without any side dish but tastes amazing when served with a choice of onion raita. The recipe for preparing tomato rice is pretty simple.

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Thakali Rice

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash and soak 1 cup basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat ghee in a cooker.

  3. 3

    Add cinnamon, bay leaf, fennel, and cardamom. Let them sizzle for a min.

  4. 4

    Now add onions and green chilies. Saute until it turns golden brown.

  5. 5

    Add in the ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

  6. 6

    Now add in the chopped tomatoes and mix them till its mushy.

  7. 7

    Add in all the spice powders, turmeric powder, coriander powder & garam masala and salt. Mix well.

  8. 8

    Add in the coriander leaves. Give a quick stir.

  9. 9

    Add 2 cups of water and check for salt once again. Add 1/2 tsp fennel powder & stir well.

  10. 10

    Once the water starts to boil add in the drained rice.

  11. 11

    Close the cooker lid. Wait for 2 whistles in high flame and turn the flame to low and wait for 5 to 7min. Turn off the flame.

  12. 12

    Once the pressure is released, open the lid and ta-da, our rice is ready.

  13. 13

    Serve with onion raita or chips…

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