Pretty fancy name for a simple dish.I used to call it tomato rice but got attracted to the fancy name when I heard it at a gathering.I think the dish deserves it.Tomato mutter pulav very easy and tasty recipe.
Ingredients:
2 cups basmati rice,
4 medium tomatoes diced,
4 green chillies,
1 medium onion diced,
1 cup peas,
few leaves of mint (optional),
2tbs oil,
3 bay leaves,
1 inch cinnamon stick,
5 -10cloves,
3-5 cardamon,
2 tsp ginger garlic paste,
1 tsp garam masala.
Method:
- In a heavy bottomed pan add 2 tbs of oil and heat .
- Add bay leaf,cinnamon,cardamon,cloves ,green chillies and onions respectively and stir fry till the onions become translucent.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
- Add peas and chopped tomatoes and cook 2-3 mins with lid on.
- Once the tomatoes are cooked add salt to taste,mint and garam masala powder.
- Add the washed basmati rice to it and fry for about a minute.
- Add water(11/2 cups of water for each cup of rice) and cook with lid on.Alternatively you can transfer the contents to a rice cooker and add water and cook till the rice is done.
- serve hot with raitha or gravy curry.It's yummy even by itself.
Note: If you cooking on stove top add little bit more water .
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