Tomato Rice

Boiled Rice - 3 cups
Tomato - 3 to 4 numbers
onion - 1 chopped
green chilli - 2 chopped
green Peas - 1 cup
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
chilli powder home made - 2 Tbsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
cashews - 6-7 numbers (optional)
curry leaves few
coriander leaves few
Mustard and urud dhall - 1 Tsp
Salt, water, ghee and oil as required.

Method:

1. Pressure cook rice and cool it.

2. In a Pan add oil and season it with mustard and urud dhall. When it splutters add Onion, curry leaves and green chilli to this and fry them till cooked.

3. Now add tomatoes saute them till raw smell goes and it blends well.

4. Now add peas and Mix it.

5. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, home made powder and salt to this and sprinkle 1/2 cup of water and close the lid with low flame until it cooks well.

6. Make sure the water evaporates and oil separates out.

7. Now switch off flame and add rice and coriander leaves to this and mix them, check salt.

8. In another pan add little ghee and fry the cashews and add it to the rice and mix again and serve with raita, appalam, vathal or papad.

Note : If you are using it for lunch make sure you add 2-3 Spoons of Gingely oil so the rice remains soft.