Tomato Pulao.

Tomato Pulao also known as Tomato Pulav is a delicious, spicy and flavoured one pot rice dish. A tasty Tomato Pulao recipe and step by step method with photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Tomato Pulao / Tomato Pulav

Ingredients:-

Basmati Rice.             -1cup
Onion.                         - 2 medium size
Tomato.                       - 4 Medium size
Coriander powder.       -1tsp
Red chilly powder.       -1/2tsp
Turmeric powder.         -1/4tsp
Garam masala powder. -1/2tsp
Salt.                               - to taste
Cinnamon.                     - 2 small pieces
Cloves.                           - 4
Cardamom.                    - 4
Bay leaves.                     -2 or 3 small.
Cashewnuts.                   - few
Coriander leaves.            -1/4 cup
Mint leaves.                    - 1/4 cup
Water.                              - 1 and 3/4 cup
Ghee.                               -2tbsp + 1 tbsp

For ground Masala paste:-

Onion.                  -1 medium size
Ginger.                 - a small piece
Garlic.                 - 4 cloves
Green chilly.        -1
Dry Red chillies.  -2
Mint leaves.          - few
Coriander leaves.  - few

Instructions:-

1. Wash Basmati rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. Then drain water completely and keep aside.

2. Peel and chop Onion into thin lengthy pieces and keep aside.

3. Wash and chop Tomatoes in to small pieces and keep aside.

4. Clean and wash Mint leaves and Coriander leaves.Drain water completely and keep aside.

5. Peel and wash a small piece of Ginger. Peel Garlic and keep aside

6. In a mixer grinder add 1chopped Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Green chilly, dry Red chillies, few Coriander leaves and few Mint leaves to a fine paste and keep aside the ground Masala paste.

Method:-

1. In a cooker vessel add Ghee,Bay leaves, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom and Cashewnuts and saute well .

2. Add thinly chopped 2 Onion and a pinch of Salt and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

3. Add ground Masala paste into the cooker vessel and saute well till the raw smell of the ground Masala paste goes away.

4. Add Red chilly powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder and 1tsp Salt into the cooker vessel and mix well.

5. Add chopped Tomatoes into the cooker vessel and saute well till Tomatoes become mushy.

6. Add few Coriander leaves and few Mint leaves into the cooker vessel and mix well.

7. Add soaked Basmati rice into cooker vessel.

8. Add 1 and 3/4 cup of water and 1 tbsp Ghee into the cooker vessel and mix all the ingredients well and boil well.

9. Close the pressure cooker with its lid and put the weight on it and cook for 1 whistle. Switch off the flame.

10. When the pressure releases open the cooker lid and gently fluff the rice with a fork.

11. Transfer the Tomato Pulao to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Tomato Pulao / Tomato Pulav is ready to serve with plain Curd or Raita.

TOMATO PULAO RECIPE AND STEP BY STEP METHOD WITH PHOTOS.

Instructions:-

1. Wash Basmati rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. Then drain water completely and keep aside.

2. Peel and chop Onion into thin lengthy pieces and keep aside.

3. Wash and chop Tomatoes in to small pieces and keep aside.

4. Clean and wash Mint leaves and Coriander leaves.Drain water completely and keep aside.

5. Peel and wash a small piece of Ginger. Peel Garlic and keep aside.

6. In a mixer grinder add 1chopped Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Green chilly, dry Red chillies, Coriander leaves and Mint leaves to a fine paste and keep aside the ground Masala paste.

Method:-

1. In a cooker vessel add Ghee, Bay leaves, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom and Cashewnuts and saute well.

2. Add thinly chopped 2 Onion and a pinch of Salt and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

3. Add ground Masala paste into the cooker vessel and saute well till the raw smell of the ground Masala paste goes away.

4. Add Red chilly powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder and 1tsp Salt into the cooker vessel and mix well.

5. Add chopped Tomatoes into the cooker vessel and saute well till Tomatoes become mushy.

6. Add few Coriander leaves and few Mint leaves into the cooker vessel and mix well.

7. Add soaked Basmati rice into cooker vessel.

8. Add 1 and 3/4 cup of water and 1tbsp of Ghee into the cooker vessel and mix all the ingredients well and boil well.

9. Close the pressure cooker with its lid and put the weight on it and cook for 1 whistle. Switch off the flame.

10. When the pressure releases open the cooker lid and gently fluff the rice with a fork.

11. Transfer the Tomato Pulao to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Tomato Pulao / Tomato Pulav is ready to serve with plain Curd or Raita.