Ingredients

• 1 cup - basmati rice
• 1 - onion
• 3 - tomato
• 2 tbsp - grated coconut
• 1 handful - cashews
• 6 - curry leaves
• 5 - green chillies
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tsp - split black gram
• 1 handful - chopped coriander leaves
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp - tamarind extract
• Salt according to taste.

How to Make Quick and Easy Tomato Rice

• Cook rice and keep aside in a plate to cool.
• In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and fry the cashews and keep aside.
• Pour 2 additional tbsp oil to the pan and splutter mustard and cumin seeds. Now add urad dal, curry leaves and chopped green chillies, saute for a while and add sliced onions and fry till golden brown and then add tomatoes and continue to fry.
• Add tamarind, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, grated coconut and cook till the oil separates from the pan.
• Mix the already cooked rice to this and stir it well for a few mins
• Garnish with roasted cashews and chopped coriander.