Tomato bath

Ingredientes

• 1 cup Rice (cook & cool down)
• 4 Tomato
• 2 Onion
• 2 tsp Crushed ginger garlic (See note 1)
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder (Kashmiri / mild version)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves (chopped)
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Ghee (or sesame oil)
• 1/4 cup Coconut (grated)
• 8 Small onion
• 1 Cinnamon (1/2 inch, small piece)
• 1 Cardamom
• 1 Cloves
• 5 Green chillies (Mild spiced)
• 1 tbsp Oil1 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1/2 tsp Urad dal (Ulutham paruppu)
• 1 tsp Chana dal (Kadala paruppu)
• 1 sprig Curry leaves (Optional)

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   Pressure cook rice and cool down to make sure that the rice grains are separate. I cooked rice in 1: 1 & 1/4 ratio with water, up to 3 whistles.

2. 2

   Chop tomato finely and slice onions length wise.

3. 3

   Grind the ingredients under the To Grind table - coconut, small onion, with little water, keep aside.

4. 4

   Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and add the tempering items given in order.

5. 5

   Then add the onions and fry till soft.

6. 6

   Add the chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric and enough salt that is required for the rice and cook in medium flame, till it becomes mushy.

7. 7

   Add crushed ginger garlic, ground coconut mixture and mix well.

8. 8

   Add some oil or ghee to cook easily without getting burnt or stuck.

9. 9

   Cook in medium flame till raw smell goes away and becomes shiny/ non sticky.

10. 10

    Mix this to the cooked cooled rice carefully and add the chopped coriander leaves if desired.