Tomato Rice and Giveaway winner

One of my friends invited us for a get together and her parents were visiting her (aah, it’s good when parents visit us. I love the way they pamper us!!!) . Her mom prepared this tomato rice. That was my first time tasting tomato rice. And I had only one word to describe it HEAVENLY. I took the recipe from her and tried it when I had some friends come over. They really liked it. But, my addition to this recipe is the “SHAN biryani masala” powder. I put only 2 tsps of this powder, but it goes a long way. Also, DH loves soy chunks and DD loves green peas. Hence, I have added them as well. 

Before we get to the recipe, I would like to announce the winner of my lock n lock voucher giveaway. And the winner is......Meghan! Please check your email for further instructions. In case there is no response within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen.

Now, the recipe.....

Ingredients:

Tomatoes – 5 (Vine ripe are the best for this recipe)

Basmati rice – 3 cups

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon stick – 1

Bay leaves – 4

Onions – 1 large

Cashews – 1/3 Cup

Soy Chunks – ½ cup

Turmeric – ½ tsp

Green peas – ½ cup

Water – 5 cups

Shan Biryani Masala powder – 2 tsp

Garam Masala – 3 tsp

Green Chillies – 4

Salt to taste

Oil – 3 tbsp

Method:

1.   Cook Soy chunks according to the instructions on the packet. Keep them aside.

2.   Heat oil in a frying pan. Add cashews and fry them until they are golden brown.

3.   Add cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and fry them a minute or so.

4.   Add chopped onions and salt and fry them until they are golden brown.

5.    Add chopped tomatoes, soy chunks and fry them until tomatoes turn mushy.

6.    Wash the rice and add it to the fried tomatoes. Add turmeric, garam masala powder. Fry this mixture for a couple of minutes.

7.    Now, transfer this to a rice cooker and add green peas. Add water and cook it.

     Serve this with raita and you will definitely love it.