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.

[caption id="attachment_242" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Simple tomato rice[/caption]

Tomato-Sweetcorn Rice

I have  again come up with another easy to prepare lunch box recipe Tomato-Sweetcorn Rice, which is very easy and quick to prepare recipe and requires very few ingredients, which is not only tasty but also healthy. I have already mentioned the important health benefits of both tomatoes and sweetcorn in my earlier posts, but I am again discussing few health benefits of them here.

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.,

 

Nutritional Benefits of Sweetcorn :It  contains multiple nutrients like vitamins,minerals,proteins and also Dietary fiber. It contains both soluble and Insoluble fibers in it,which are very good for health. Insoluble fiber binds to cholesterol and prevents it from releasing into blood stream,thus decreases the risk of heart problems.Soluble fiber helps in decreasing the constipation problem. This also contain Phenolic flavonoid antioxidant,Ferulic acid which increases while cooking. Ferulic acid acts as a good anti-cancerous agent.It also contains two major phyto-chemicals Lutein and Zeaxanthin which play a great role in slowing the formation of cataract,thus helps in decreasing the risk of chronic eye diseases. Sweetcorn also contain Vitamin A, B1(thiamin) and also folate/folic acid. Adding sweet corn along with other vegetables in the diet acts as a good nutritional diet/balanced diet.

 

Preparation Time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Tomatoes : 5-6 ( large)

Boiled Rice : 2 cups

Boiled Sweet corn : 1 cup

Green chilies :  5

Onions : 2

Mustard seeds/sasive/avallu : 1 tbsp

Jeera/cumin seeds/jeerige : 1 tbsp

Black gram/minapappu/uddhina belle : 1 tbsp

Ginger-garlic paste : 2tbsp

Salt : to taste

oil : 1 tbsp

Red chilly powder : 1 tbsp

Jeera podi/cumin powder/jeerige pudi : 1 tbsp

 

Method of Preparation :

1. First grind 3-4 tomatoes into paste in a mixer and keep aside. Chop remaining tomatoes, onions and green chilies


2. Heat a kadai and add 1 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds/avallu/sasive and allow them to splutter, then add jeera/cumin seeds/jeerige and split black gram/minapappu/uddhina belle, fry for a minute.


3. Then add chopped onions and green chillies to it and fry until onions turn transparent.Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off. Then add tomato pieces and fry for a minute.


4. Then add tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes.(can add little water if required)


5. To this add red chilly powder,salt,Jeera powder/jeerige pudi and mix well.


6. Then add sweetcorn and boiled rice and mix thoroughly.


7. Dish out and serve hot.

[caption id="attachment_138" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tomato-SweetCorn Rice[/caption]