Simple Tomato Rice (Pressure Cooker Method)

I am sharing the easiest method to prepare tomato rice with very very less ingredients.Here I am preparing it in a pressure cooker,you can also prepare it normally in a kadai. This serves as a healthy and tasty  lunch box recipe.

Nutritional Benefits of Tomatoes : These contain  low fat and zero cholesterol. These contain lots of vitamins,minerals,dietary fiber and especially these contain 'Lycopene' which is a flavonoid  antioxidant which acts as an anticancer agent, by eliminating the free radicals (which are the main reason for causing cancer) in the body. These also contain high amounts of Vitamin A and C which helps in protecting our eyes and skin from damage. These also contain trace amounts of Iron,folate/folic acid,potassium,calcium, thiamin, niacin , riboflavin,manganese etc.,

Preparation time : 10  mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Tomatoes : 5-6 no

Rice/Basmati rice : 2 cups

Green chilies/menasina kayi/pachi mirchi : 4-5

Onions : 2

Mustard seeds/sasive/avallu : 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige ; 1 tbsp

Salt : as per required

Red chili powder : 1 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder/arishana pudi/pasupu : a pinch

Garam masala powder : 1 tsp

Oil : 1 tbsp

Water : 4 cups

Method of preparation :

1. Chop tomatoes,onions into small pieces,chop green chilies into slices,wash rice and keep aside.


2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds/sasive/avallu and saute till they crackle,then add cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige and saute for 30 seconds.


3. Add onion pieces,saute till they turn transparent.Then add turmeric powder,green chili pieces,ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.


4. Add tomato pieces,cook till they become soft,then add salt,red chili powder, garam masala powder,washed rice and stir well.


5. Add 4 cups of water and cook till 3 vissils. Dish out and serve hot.

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