Tomato masala rice

Tomato  masala rice is very taste.  I prepared  this for my lunch while I am travelling in Train. One of my Niece like this very much.
 

Ingredients:        

                                                                       serve --3

 Raw Rice-------------------1cup

Tomatoes--------------------4-5 nos

Coconut paste--------------1/4 cup

Onion-----------------------1cup (finely cut)

Bay leaf---------------------1 no

Cardamom------------------2 nos

Sombu (fennel seeds) -----1/2 tsp

Cinnamon (Pattai) ---------1 inch

Curd--------------------------1/2 cup

Lemon juice-----------------1 tbs

Coriander leaves ------------few

Oil----------------------------3-4 tbsp

Ghee--------------------------2 tbsp

Salt ---------------------------as needed

For grind;

         

 

 

Green chilli-----------------3-4 nos

Garlic cloves---------------5-6 nos

Ginger----------------------1 inch

Puthina (Mint) leaves-----1/4 cup

Coriander leaves-----------1/4 cup

Cardamom-----------------1no

Fennel seeds (sombu) -----1tsp

Cinnamon-------------------1 inch

Coriander powder----------1tbsp

Small onion-----------------10 nos

Grind all ingredients without water or little water and keep aside.

 

 

Make Tomato for rice:

                

                                            Boil tomato with 2 cups of water for 3-4 min.

          Remove the skin from the tomato after cool .and cut small pieces  for this recipe.

Method:

                   

                                                      Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.

              

                            Heat a pressure cooker or pressure pan in medium flame.

                         Add oil, pattai, cardamom, sombu,  onion and sauté till a while.

                

                                    Then add ground masala, rice, cooked tomatoes ,salt and

                                                   Sauté till water content goes up.

      

                

                                       Add curd, coconut paste, mix well and pour 2 cups of water.

                                      Allow to boil, add lemon juice, close the cooker lid .

 

             

                                       Cook for one whistle in medium flame and simmer

                                                              the flame in  2 minutes.

                                             Once cool down the cooker, open the cooker lid,

                                                                     add ghee and mix it

             

    

                                                    Garnish with coriander leaves and onion.