Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

Rice & Mint Leaves - 1 cup
Chopped Onion & Tomato - 2 each
Green Chilly - 2 to 3
Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Garlic - 5 nos
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil - 5 tsp
Whole Garam Masala:

Cinnamon Stick (Pattai) - 1

Bay Leaves (Brinji Illai) - 2

Aniseed (Sombhu) - 1/2 tsp
Cloves(Krambu/Lavangam) & Cardamon(Yelakai)- 3 nos

Preparation:

1) Soak the rice for 30 mins.

2) In cooker heat 5 tsp of oil/ghee add whole garam masala and stir till the aroma is released. Add chopped onion, green chilly, garlic, mint leaves and fry onion till golden brown. Add chopped tomato, chilly powder mix and cook till oil separates.

3) Add 1 1/2 cup of water, salt and soaked rice.Mix them and cook for 10 - 15 mins in medium heat, while stirring lightly in between else it might stick at the bottom.Serve with raitha.