Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice is one of the best dishes we can make on a lazy day.

If you are are too lazy to make curry or dal, this is the one you must go for.

And all my friends who are fans of dishes made of leftover rice... here I come again... yayyy... lol... I mean, obviously you do not want to throw away the rice from the previous day, right? So, give a new avatar to it, and enjoy it as a new dish. Whatsay !! ;)

Again, that doesn't mean you can't use freshly cooked rice :)

Ingredients :

• Boiled Rice - 2 cups
• Chopped Tomatoes - 2 cups
• Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
• Chopped or Grated Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Chana Dal - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
• Cashew Nuts - 6-8
• Slit Green Chillies - 2
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring
• Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
• Salt -to taste
• Hing- a pinch
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Chopped Cilantro - for garnishing

Directions:

• Boil the rice and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, let them splutter. Add chana dal, urad dal and saute till they start changing color.
• Add Cashew nuts and roast them till they turn slightly golden. Then add hing.
• Add slit green chillies, curry leaves.
• Add chopped oinions and ginger. Fry them till onions turn translucent.
• Add chopped tomatoes , cook till the tomatoes are mashed up.
• Add red chilli powder and salt to your taste.
• Add boiled rice to this mixture and mix well, so that all the rice is nicely coated .
• Adjust salt. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
• Serve hot with plain curds or any raita.