Name: Tomato Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 4 cloves; 2-3 peices cinnamon; 2 green cardamom pods; 2-3 tbsp oil (ghee or butter can also be used); 2 tbsp cashews (optional); 1 small onion (thinly sliced); 4 green chilies (to taste); 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste; 3-4 small tomatoes (finely chopped); 2 tsp coriander powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; red chili powder (to taste); Salt to taste; 2 cups rice; 3 3/4 cups Water; cilantro to garnish

Tomato Rice

By :Subhadra Burugula

Flavored with spices this Tomato Rice is aromatic, spicy, tangy and with gorgeous red color.

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Rice & Pastas

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Rice, Tomatoes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

3-4 servings

Ingredients

Whole Spices

1 tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
4 cloves
2-3 peices cinnamon
2 green cardamom pods

Main Ingredients

2-3 tbsp oil ghee or butter can also be used
2 tbsp cashews optional
1 small onion thinly sliced
4 green chilies to taste
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
3-4 small tomatoes finely chopped
2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
red chili powder to taste
Salt to taste
2 cups rice
3 3/4 cups Water
cilantro to garnish

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Rice & Pastas

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Rice, Tomatoes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

3-4 servings

Ingredients

Whole Spices

1 tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
4 cloves
2-3 peices cinnamon
2 green cardamom pods

Main Ingredients

2-3 tbsp oil ghee or butter can also be used
2 tbsp cashews optional
1 small onion thinly sliced
4 green chilies to taste
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
3-4 small tomatoes finely chopped
2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
red chili powder to taste
Salt to taste
2 cups rice
3 3/4 cups Water
cilantro to garnish

Instructions

Put Instant pot on sauté mode high and add oil. Once oil is hot, add all the whole spices mentioned above. fry for 1 or 2 minutes until fragrant.
Add onions, green chili and cashews, fry for 2 minutes or until onions turn golden.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for another 1 minute. Add tomatoes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes, until they are mushy.
Add turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, coriander powder and mix well.
Add Rice along with water, mix gently. Turn off sauté mode, put the lid vent to sealing position, push the Rice button.
Do Quick release after 2 to 3 minutes in warm mode. Natural pressure release is also fine. Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot with yogurt raita.

Recipe Notes

Adjust the amount of tomatoes by how they taste. (reduce if they taste sour or increase if they taste less sour)
1 cup rice cup is used for measurement
Adjust the red chili powder and green chilies to taste
Usually I use 1:2 ratio of rice to water but reduced 1/4th cup as there is moisture from tomatoes.
You can use any rice of your choice(I used basmati rice) but if using brown rice, cooking time should be increased.(Do manual high 20 mins)
You can soak rice if you wish, I didn't soak
You can skip whole spices and add 1.5 tsps of garam masala at the end with salt.
Vegans can use Oil instead of ghee

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Subhadra Burugula

Social media: https://www.facebook.com/subbucooks/ https://www.instagram.com/subbucooks/ http://www.youtube.com/c/subbucooks Subhadra is born & raised in India currently living in Texas. She is very passionate about cooking and Photography. Her main motto is to provide tasty, healthy and easy recipes so that others can prepare a delicious meal for their families. Even though she is busy with her day job she tries to keep up with her blog and YouTube channel. She is a big foodie and loves to create new recipes. Subhadra has received lot of praise and compliments on social media for her recipes, especially Instant Pot recipes. All her recipes are Vegetarian and Vegan friendly.