Tomato Rice I

    This is my Mom's version.this tomato rice tastes excellent with seeraga samba rice.But u can cook with basmati or sona masoori or any regular cooking rice.Gud idea for any party or any special occasion and also easy,simple,flavorful and tastes great.

Ingredients
Rice   1/2 kg or 2 cup(wash and soak it in water)Tomato  1/2 kg or 3-4 large (chopped)Onion    1 large(sliced )Green chilli   6-7(slit open)Mint leaves   1/2 cupYoghurt/curd      1 and 1/2 tbspFennel seeds   1/2 tspBay leaf     2-3 Clove    5-6 no.Cardamom    4 no.Cinnamon     2" stick 2no.sSalt   as neededOil    5-6 tbspTo grind
small onions    4no.s   oronion    few chopped piecesGinger     2" large pieceGarlic     10-12 cloves
generally for ginger-garlic paste garlic should little more than the ginger.Grind the ingredients to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add fennel,clove,cinnamon,cardamom,bay leaf and allow to splutter.Then add onions,green chillies and mint leaves,sprinkle some salt.Saute onion till it get half transparent and add ginger,garlic onion paste.Fry till raw smell leaves,fry in medium flame.Then add the chopped tomatoes and turmeric powder, stir well.Saute the tomatoes until it get soft and mushy.Then add yoghurt and stir well.Once the tomato masla satrts leaving oil add enough water(to cook rice) and salt ,mix well.Allow the gravy to boil,when starts boiling add drained rice and few chopped cilantro(coriander leaves).close the cooker and cook for 1-2 whistle.Once the pressure downs,open the lid and transfer the cooked Tomato rice to a hot Box or any other vessel.Serve tomato rice with egg n raitha or any veg curry n Egg.Note:rice and tomato should be in equal quantity..use riped tomato.If u feel the tomato to be more sour then reduce the quantity.