Tomato Rice

Ingredients

Basmati rice    :    1cup
Tomato    :    5 or  ½ kilo
Onion ( big )    :    4
Gingelly oil    :    8 tsp
Ghee    :    2 tsp
Chilli powder    :    2 tsp       
( or) Green chilli    :    3
Ground ginger    :    2 tsp
Bengal gram dal    :    ¼ cup
Fenugreek    :    1½ tsp
Cumin    :    1tsp
Salt    :    as needed
Cardamom    :    4
Cloves    :    4
Cinnamon        :    4 small pieces
Mustard    :    2 tsp
Coriander seeds    :    3 tsp
Curry leaves    :    a little
Turmeric powder    :    1 tsp
Coriander leaves    :    ¼ cup
Garlic    :    4 ( grind)

Method

Heat a little oil in a frying pan.
Add dal, cumin, coriander seeds, fenugreek fry and powder.
Cut onion and green chilli into pieces.
Take hot water in a vessel.
Add tomatoes and cover it with a lid.
After sometime peel the skin of tomatoes and grind to a puree.
If the tomato puree is 1 cup add ¾ cup of water.
Wash rice and transfer it to a strainer.
Heat oil and ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel.
Add mustard, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom,onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli, curry leaves and fry till smell arises.
Add rice, tomato puree and water.
Add ground powder, turmeric powder, salt and transfer to a cooker.
Cook for 12 minutes and remove from the stove.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.