Tomato Pulao

Name: Tomato Pulao
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp ghee; 1 Whole Spices Cinnamon, Cardamom, Clove, Bay leaf, Star Anise, Mace & Stone Flower; 6-7 Cashew Nuts; 1 Cup Basmati Rice; 4 Chopped tomatoes; 2 Thinly Sliced onions; 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Tsp Coriander Powder; 1 Tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder; 1 Tsp Salt; 1/2 Tsp sugar (Optional); Few mint leaves; 1 1/2 Cups Water; To To Make Masala Paste:; 1 Inch Piece ginger; 1/2 No onion; 2 Cloves Garlic; 5 dry red chillies; 2 green chilles; few Mint leaves; 1 Tbsp Water

Ami Adhar Desai @amidhar10

#healthylunch
Tomato pulao is a one-pot meal and I am going to show you how to make this in a pressure cooker. This can be an ideal healthy lunch box recipe. It’s also called tomato biryani. Here I serve onion raita with pulao.

Ami Adhar Desai @amidhar10

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

2 Tbspghee
1 Whole Spices Cinnamon, Cardamom, Clove, Bay leaf, Star Anise, Mace & Stone Flower
6-7Cashew Nuts
1 CupBasmati Rice
4 Chopped tomatoes
2Thinly Sliced onions
1/4 TspTurmeric Powder
1 TspCoriander Powder
1 TspKashmiri Chilli Powder
1 TspSalt
1/2 Tspsugar (Optional)
Fewmint leaves
1 1/2 CupsWater
ToTo Make Masala Paste:
1 InchPiece ginger
1/2No onion
2 ClovesGarlic
5 dry red chillies
2green chilles
few Mint leaves
1 TbspWater

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Soaking helps in better texture makes the rice fluffy and not stick it to each other.
2

Masala Paste:
Make a paste of ginger, garlic, onions, green chilies, red chilies, mint leaves and set it aside.
3

Heat ghee in a kadhai. Add in the whole spices and cashews. Let them sizzle for a min. Now add in the ground masala paste and saute till it browns
4

Add sliced onions and saute them till golden brown. Add in all the spice powders, salt and sugar. Give them a 30 seconds stir.
(Sugar to cut the acidity from the tomatoes)
5

Now add in the chopped tomatoes and mix them all. Let them cook for 5 mins till the tomatoes turn mushy.
6

Add in mint leaves and give a quick stir. The masala is done.
7

Once your tomato masala is made, add the soaked rice and give a quick stir. Add water and bring everything to a good boil.
8

Now simmer the flame and cook covered till the rice has absorbed all the water. Pressure cook it for 1 whistle. Now turn the stove off and let it sit covered for 10 mins. Open the lid and fluff the rice.
9

Serve the hot Tomato Pulao with the raita by the side