RUSINGA RASINGA: Tomato rice

Monday, July 13, 2009

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Onion - big size - 2 nos

Tomato - 2 nos

Green chillies - 1 to 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Sambar powder or chilli powder - 1tspn

Coriander powder - 1/2

Salt - to taste

Elaichi (Cardamom) - 1

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 1 inch pice

Cloves -2

Oil or Ghee - as required

Garam masala powder optional

Directions

Cook the rice and make it to cool and separate it
Finely chop the onions and tomato
Heat the Oil in a pan add the fennel seeds, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon.
Then add the grenn chillies, onion and ginger garlic paste
Saute it well
Add the tomato and salt, saute till it becomes like a gravy(add water if necessary two or three spns)
Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder. If you are adding sambar powder no need to add coriander powder.
Add garam masala powder if cinnamon, cloves are not added before
Saute them well till the raw smell of the powders are removed.
Now add the cooled rice and mix it well till the rice gets heated up in a low flame.
Garnish with curry leaves and cilantro leaves
Now hot and spicy tomato rice is ready to serve.
Serve it with Onion raitha. If you like you can taste this with Potato chips, Appalam also.

Useful Tips

When plaintain stem is soaked in the Buttermilk and then used the color of the stem does not changes for long time. Try this out once and see my buddies
Want to try different taste of coconut chutney, then add some mint leaves, small piece of ginger, two drops of lemon juice in addition to the chutney dhall, cilantro, curry leaves, coconut and salt. Grind this mixture and add the seasonings and serve. Try this and see my buddies
Add pinch of Fenugreek(methi), while cooking toor dhal for sambar, the sambar tastes delicious.Try and see my friends.
Chewing gum and onions.---> Dear Ladies, do u have the habit of chewing gum. Then its a boon to you, have it during chopping onions, and you will see the miracle, you would have chopped the onions without a single drop if tear
Add Baking soda to the soap water, to remove oil grease from the oil cans
Are u Crying while chopping Onions - Light a candle in front of you while chopping Onions, which will save you from tears

Useful bits

Use big Sago for kheer and small sago for Upma (the one commonly called as nylon sago in tamilnadu)
While Preparing Coffee decoction add 1/2 tspn sugar immediately after adding the coffee powder. For nice thick Filter coffee try this once.
Use thick Flaked rice (Aval, Poha) for Upma and Kesari. And the thin flaked rice is useful for making kheer and Idlis
If you are making chutney with Mint leaves or Cilantro (Coriander), and if the salt is bit rised than to the taste. Add some Jaggery and grind it in the mixer twice. Nice , sweet chutney is ready with no excess salt

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