Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - basmati rice
• 1/2 cup - plain rice
• 1 tbsp - oil
• 2 - onions, chopped
• 1 - tomato, chopped
• 1 - garlic
• 1 inch - ginger
• 2 - tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp- poppy seeds
• 1/2 tsp - dhania powder
• 1 inch stick - cinnamon
• 5 - cloves
• 1 tsp - ghee (optional)
• 3 to 4 tsp - grated fresh coconut
• 1/2 cup- peas
• 1/2 tsp - red chilli powder
• salt to taste

How to Make Tangy Tomato Rice

• Soak rice in water for half an hour.
• Make a smooth puree of coconut, ginger, garlic, poppy seeds, dhania powder, cinnamon, cloves and tomatoes.
• Take oil in a pressure cooker, fry the chopped onions for 2 mins.
• Add chopped tomatoes and saute it for 2-3 mins.
• Add peas and add puree from step 2, let it fry for few more minutes.
• Now add the rice, salt, red chilli powder and 2 cups of water.
• Close the lid of the pressure cooker, after one whistle turn off the stove.
• Wait for the pressure cooker to cool down.
• Now remove the lid, the tomato bath is ready to serve.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.