Tomato rice

Ingredients

 4 Roma tomatoes
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 green chilli
1 sprig curry leaves
3 Tbsp mint leaves finely chopped
3 Tbsp cilantro finely chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1 medium onion chopped
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Chana daal(Bengal gram)
1/4 tsp urad daal(Black gram)
1/8 tsp hing
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp Garam masala
2 Tbsp oil
2 cups of Sona masoori rice
3 cups water
Salt to taste

Recipe

In a rice cooker, cook 2 cups of rice in 3 cups of water. Keep aside.

Heat a pan on medium , add oil .

Once oil is hot, add chana daal.vFry till the color changes to light brown.

Add urad daal,cumin seeds, mustard seeds. Wait till they splutter then add curry leaves and hing.

Add chopped onion, fry till translucent. 

Add chopped garlic,slit green chilli,cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and fry for 1/2 a minute.

Add chopped tomatoes and cook on medium heat till the tomatoes are soft and paste like.

Add tomato paste and saute till the raw smell is gone. 

Add sugar,salt and cooked rice.

Finally add garam masala, mint leaves and cilantro.Mix well

Serve hot.

Lime Rice(Nimmakaya Pulihora)

Ingredients

 1 cup Sona Masoori rice
2 cups water
1 big Lime
1 Tbsp Chana daal
1 Tbsp Urad daal
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp Hing/Asafoetida
1 tsp Turmeric powder
6 Tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Recipe

Boil 1 cup rice in 2 cups of water.

Once cooked, add 1 Tbsp of oil, fluff it up with a fork put it in a mixing bowl.

In a frying pan, add the remaining oil and heat it up.

Once the oil is hot add the chana daal, fry till the color slightly changes.

Add urad daal, cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Fry till the cumin and mustard seeds splutter.

Add Hing, curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt.

Add the oil mixture to the rice in the mixing bowl.

Squeeze out the juice of the lime into the rice bowl.

Mix well.Serve hot.