Ingredients

• 2 cups - rice picked, washed and soaked in 2 cups water
• 2 cups - tomato puree (made with fresh tomatoes)
• 2 large onions (sliced)
• 4 green cardamoms (pounded)
• 1 black cardamom (pounded)
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 tsp - peppercorns
• ½ tsp - turmeric powder
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 4 green chillies to taste (chopped)
• 2 tbsp - ghee
• 3 to 4 cloves
• salt to taste

How to Make Tamatar Pulao

• Put ghee in a large, flat-bottomed, microwave-safe dish.
• Heat at 100% power for 2 minutes. Add all the whole spices.
• Continue to cook at the same power level for another 1 minute 30 seconds.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and saute for 2 minutes.
• Drop in the turmeric powder, onions, and garlic and green chillies.
• Continue to cook for 4 minutes.
• In case of combination cooking, reduce the time by a minute.
• Add the tomato puree, rice along with the water in which it was soaked. Add the salt.
• Stir and cook uncovered at 100% power for 15 minutes, till the rice has steamy holes on top.
• Reduce power to 60% and cook covered 5 minutes more.
• Stand 5 minutes before serving.