TOMATO RICE

Tomatoes	500gms
Rice	3 cups (rice cooker cup)
Red chillies	10
Garlic	8 flakes
Onions sliced	1/2 cup
Curry leaves	few
Coriander leaves	1/4th cup chopped
Mint leaves	1/4th cup
Fresh coconut	1/4th cup (grated)
Sajeera	1tsp
Cloves	6
Cardamom	4
Cinnamon	3 small pcs
Oil	2 tbsp
Ghee	2 tbsp

• Wash the rice and soak for 15mins in water. 
• Grind  red chillies and garlic into coarse paste.
• Dice tomatoes and add cup water and boil for 10-15mins.
• Let it cool down and put in a blender to make puree and strain the puree.
• Add water and keep aside.

        NOTE: If u get 3 cups of tomato puree, add 3 cups of water. If the puree is less than 3cups add water. Total cups of tomato water should be 6cups.(For one cup rice we add 2 cups of water i.e 1:2)

• Heat oil and ghee together.Fry sajeera, whole garam masala, onions,curry leaves, red chillies and garlic paste and coconut.
• Add measured tomato water and salt to taste. Bring the water to boil.
• In rice cooker, add rice and boiled water and mint leaves.  Give a stir, check the salt and cover with lid and allow it to cook. For every 5mins give a stir and cook until rice is cooked.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with onion raita.