Tomato Rice - Thakkali Saadam

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Ingredients: Basmati rice - 3 cups(750gms) boiled water - 6-7cups salt to taste ghee - 4 tbsp ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp onion - 1(big finely sliced) green chilly - 5 cinnamon sticks - 11/2" piece cardamom - 3 nos clove - 5 saunf - 2 tbsp chilly powder - 3/4tsp turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp coriander leaves - 1tbsp(optional) tomato - 300gm

Method of Preparation: Prepare tomato puree, Boil tomatoes with little salt until its skin cracks put the tomatoes in cold water and remove its skin and grind to a fine paste with 1tbsp of saunf and keep aside wash basmati rice, drain and and keep aside heat ghee in a thick bottlomed large vessel and add all the whole spices(cinnamon sticks, cardamom, clove and the remaining saunf) and fry till fragrant add ginger-garlic paste and split greenchillies and fry till the oil separates add finely sliced onion and stir fry till oil separates and add tomato puree and fry till the raw smell disappears add chilly powder and turmeric powder and stir fry once it is fried well add basmati rice and mix well for a minute add boiled water(1 cup rice with approximately 2.25ml boiled water) once the rice is cooked 3/4 of the required level, switch of the stove and keep the rice covered on the stove for another 5-10 mins when it done well mix well and garnish with coriander leaves or anything of your choice serve hot with raitha or dhal fry Garnishing:(optional) onion finely sliced - 1 cashews/almond - 1/2 cup raisins - 1 tbsp ghee - 1 tbsp fry all the above ingredients in ghee and garnish this rice can be used for any occassion

Note: tinned Tomato puree can be used for this rice, but its taste differs from the original

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