Ingredients

• 1 cup - basmati rice
• 2 - onions, medium sized, sliced
• 2 - tomatoes, chopped finely
• 1.5 tsp - red chilli powder (or depending on your taste)
• 1 inch - cinnamon
• 3 - cloves
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1 whole - black cardamom
• 1 tsp - ginger garlic paste
• 1 small cup - green peas (optional)
• 1/4 bunch - cilantro or coriander leaves, chopped fine.

How to Make Jassy Tomato Rice

• Heat oil in a pan or a pressure cooker.
• Season with bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
• When the cloves pop, put in the sliced onions and fry till light brown.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and fry well till the tomatoes are soft.
• Put in the ginger garlic paste and the red chilli powder and fry well.
• Add the washed rice, green peas (optional), cilantro, salt to taste and the required amount of water. Mix well and allow it to cook till the rice is done.
• Serve hot with onion, tomato and cucumber raitha.