TOMATO RICE

Simple to prepare and tasty to eat - Tomato rice is the all time favorite in many homes. This is very easy to prepare and the slight tangy taste of this rice makes it distinct from other flavored rice. I used a hand full of mint leaves to make the rice special and more  flavorful. You can add you own spices to suit your taste.
INGREDIENTS

• Rice                           2 cup
• Tomatoes                 3 large
• Onions                        1 medium
• Mint leaves                a hand full
• Cashews                     10
• Cardamom                 2
• Cloves                         4
• Cinnamon                   1 inch piece
• Bay leaf                       1
• Ginger garlic paste   1 tsp.
• Ghee                            2 Tsp.
• Salt                              to taste
• Green chilies               2
• Red chilly powder     1 tsp.
• Sugar                          1 tsp.

PROCEDURE
Cook the rice and keep it aside.
Puree the tomatoes and add the sugar and keep it aside.
Finely chop the onions and the green chilies.
Heat ghee in the pan, fry the cashews and keep aside.
In the same pan add the cinnamon,  cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, ginger garlic paste.
Fry for a minute and add the chopped onions and the green chilies.
Fry till the onions become golden brown.
Now add the tomato puree, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and cook uncovered till all the moisture evaporates and the mixture becomes thick.
Now add the chopped mint leaves. Fry for another minute.
Add the salt and cooked rice. Mix well.
Finally garnish with the fried cashews and serve hot with raita and curry.