TOMATO BATH

Ingredients :

• 1 cup rice
• 4 ripe tomatoes
• 2 onions chopped lengthwise
• ½ tsp shahi-jeera
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cloves
• 4 cardamoms
• 4 pieces of 1" cinnamon sticks
• ¼ tsp crushed ginger
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Method :

Wash and drain the rice. Parboil tomatoes. Peel and puree the boiled tomatoes. Heat oil in a cooker. Add shahi-jeera and all the spices. Later add chopped onions and fry till golden brown. Add tomato puree and cook for 5 minutes. To this add drained rice and fry for two minutes and then add water and salt. Cover the cooker and switch off the flame after two whistles. Serve hot with poatato chips and perugu pachchadi.