TOMATO RICE

Today sharing an easy rice based dish called Tomato Rice.If you have left over rice for the evening or morning you can very easily prepare this dish.You can prepare this dish as a change to break the monotony of eating plain rice and dal .This recipe is a good lunchbox recipe too not taking much time and nor requiring many ingredients.You can serve this dish with papad.

INGREDIENTS
BOILED RICE -1&1/2 CUPS
TOMATOES -2
ONIONS -2
GREEN CHILLIES -2-3
GINGER -A SMALL PIECE
MUSTARD SEEDS(SARSON)-1 TSP
BENGAL GRAM (CHANA DAL)-1 TSP
BLACK SPLIT GRAM (URAD DAL )-1 TSP
CHILLI POWDER -1/2 TSP
TURMERIC /HALDI -1 TSP
ASAFOETIDA (HING) -A PINCH
SALT -TO TASTE
SALT -TO TASTE

STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF MAKING TOMATO RICE

We shall chop onions ,tomatoes and green chillies to small pieces and grate ginger,

Now heat oil in wok /kadai .Add 1 tsp each of mustard seeds,bengal gram,black split gram and a pinch of asafoetida and saute for 1/2 a minute.

Add chopped onions,green chillies , grated ginger and curry leaves.

Add turmeric powder ,chilli powder and little salt to cook onions faster.

Once onions are cooked add chopped tomatoes.Close the lid to cook tomatoes well.

Once the tomatoes are cooked well add boiled rice .Add salt to taste.Mix slowly .If you have hot rice switch off the gas and then stir the rice in masala but if your rice is leftover stir the mixture in heat till the rice becomes warm .Try not to mash the rice while stirring.