Tomato Rice / Thakkali sadam

Ingredients:
Basmathi Rice-2 cups
Tomato- 3(medium size)

Onion - 1 ( cut into length wise )
Green chillies - 2 nos

Mint leaves-10
Corriander leaves - few ( chopped )

Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp

Red chilly powder-1 tbsp

Ghee-1 tbspOil-2 tbsp
Bay leaf - 2

Water - 4 cups

Salt to taste.
For powder:
Cinnamon-1inch

Cardamom-2

Cloves - 2
Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Method:

• Wash & soak the rice 15 minutes.
• Heat oil & ghee in the pressure pan and fry all the spice powder and bay leaves.
• Add sliced onions,green chillies and saute it. Put the ginger garlic paste and fry it nicely..
• Add the chopped tomatoes and fry it well.
• Now add the chopped mint leaves and give it a stir.
• Add the red chilly powder and fry it until the raw smell disappears. Put the finely chopped corriander leaves and mix it.Now pour 4 cups of water and allow to boil.
• Now add the soaked rice and pressure cook it for 2 whistles in medium heat.
• Remove the cooker from stove.
• Allow the cooker to cool naturally.

Serve with onion raita.