Thursday, March 5, 2009

Tomato Bath

Ingredients:
  • Ripen tomatoes - 4 chopped roughly

  • Onion - 2 chopped lengthwise

  • Coconut milk - 1 cup

  • Basmathi rice - 1 cup

  • Bay leaf - 1

  • saunf - 1/2 tsp

  • cloves - 2

  • Cashews - 1 tsp

  • Corriander leaves - chopped 1/2 bunch

  • Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch

  • chilli powder - 1 tsp

  • cumin powder - 1 tsp

Preparation:

  • Soak basmati rice for 10 min

  • Heat 4 tsp of oil in the cooker, once the oil is hot add the bayleaf,cloves and saunf, toss well.

  • Add the chopped onion, saute them till golden brown.

  • Then add the chopped tomato, mix well, close the cooker lid for 2min

  • Allow the tomatoes to becomes mushy and soft.

  • Add the 1 tsp of chilli powder and 1 tsp of cumin powder

  • Now add the mint leaves and corriander leaves, mix well

  • Toss for 2 min, then add the soaked rice to this

  • Then add the coconut milk and 1/2 glass of water

  • Mix well and pressure cook the rice for 1 whistle

Serve hot with onion raita and chips

10 comments:

  1. Wow, Looks so very perfect Gayathri..Awesome recipe..Love tomato bath..

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  2. Beautiful!! Perfectly moist Tomato Bhath! :)

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  3. Tomato bath is looking scrumptious :)
    Adding coconut milk will give the rice a nice flavor ..
    Gayathri,in my blog you told me you are an alumini of Annamalai Univ..Im glad to find my senior in the food blogosphere :)

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  4. Oh yeeees ... tomato bath ... the addition of coconut milk is deadly! (in a good way!!) Comfort food for sure.

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  5. nice i didn't try this version of rice yet..but looks yummy

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  6. Looks delicious & perfect. I like having this bhath with potato chips :)

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  7. Hi Gayathri,

    Yummy tomato bath!! Please collect your award from my blog http://therecipehunter.blogspot.com/
    I am sending my entries for your magnificient click contest.

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  8. The tomato bhath looks moist & delicious, Gayathri! Loved the addition of coconut milk.

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  9. >> Thank U Paru,Asha,Madhumathi,muneeba,preety,swapna,suparna,vani

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  10. suparna,

    I am really glad to receive my first award, very kind of u..

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