Tomato Rice with Coconut Milk \ Thakkali Sadam

Ingredients :

Large Tomatoes - 2 nos (chopped) Thick Coconut Milk - 1 cup Basmati Rice - 1 cup (soak 20mins) Large Onion - 1 no (chopped) Ginger and Garlic - 1 tsp (crushed or paste) Cinnamon Stick - 2 nos (2" long) Cloves - 3 nos Cardamom - 2 nos Green Chili - 2 nos (chop into 2" long) Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup (chopped) Oil - 1 tbsp Ghee - 1 tbsp Water - 3/4 cup Salt to Taste.

Method :

Heat Oil and Ghee in a Pressure Cooker, roast Cinnamon Stick, Cardamom and Cloves. Add Onion and saute until light golden colour. Add Ginger & Garlic paste, saute until raw smell leaves. Add Tomato and Green Chili, stir well until tomato smash well.

Add Red Chili Powder and Turmeric Powder, saute until raw smell leaves. Add Mint and Coriander Leaves stir well for an minute. Add soaked Basmati Rice and stir well for few seconds.

Now add Coconut Milk and required Salt, stir well and bring to boil. Then close the lid and cook for 1 whistle and 5mins in low flame. When all the steam has escaped, open Pressure Cooker, stir well and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Onion Raita, Hard Boiled Egg and Fried Bread.