Spring Time Rice aka Tomato Rice

You know it is the end of winter when you see produce like this at the market!

But what to do with these tomatoes for a weekday meal? Something that would do justice to these beauties... Answer Tomato Rice. Another recipe from Hemant Trivedi. Don't frown at the long list of ingredients -- it's simple to put together and really tomatillicious. If not for taste, you can eat it for health reasons, Lycopene found in tomatoes, is one of the most sought after antioxidants. On that note, I would like to submit this to the weekly healthful ARF event hosted by Cate .

Tomato Rice
1 cup long grained Rice 1/4 cup peas 1/4 cup carrots, chopped 2 tsp salt	Cook rice with salt, until grains are separate. Drop in the peas and carrots during the cooking process
1 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped	Heat oil in a wide pan. Add seeds, when they start to sputter, add tomatoes and stir fry till oil separates
1 red onion, cubed 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 inch ginger, grated	Add onion and cook till soft. Then add garlic and ginger, cook for 3-4 minutes
1 tsp garam masala salt to taste 2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp pepper powder 4-5 curry leaves	Add the dry spices and curry leaves and cook for 2-3 mins. The tomato mixture must be pulpy by now. Take off heat.
1 tsp oil 4-5 cloves 2 inch cinnamon stick	For tempering, heat oil add cloves and cinnamon. When the cloves puff up, add to the tomato mixture. Add cooked rice and vegetables to the tomato mixture and mix well. Serve with yogurt or raita

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