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Rice in Spiced Tomatoes
Rice in Spiced Tomatoes
Ingredients
3 ripe juicy tomatoes
1 green chilli slit
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tsp. fresh coriander finely chopped
6 cups puffed rice
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
4-5 pinches turmeric powder
2-3 pinches asafetida powder
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. each cumin & mustard seeds
salt to taste
1 tbsp. oil
Method
Chop tomatoes into small pieces. Heat oil in a large heavy pan.
Add seeds, asafetida,
allow to splutter. Add curry leaves, chilli, tomatoes.
Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add chilli powder, salt, turmeric, sugar.
Stir occasionally, and
simmer till the tomatoes are mushy.
Once oil start separating, add puffed rice and chopped coriander.
Mix well, while still
on simmer, take off heat.
Garnish with more coriander if desired. Serve hot as a snack with
tea/coffee, or by itself.
Note: One may use other puffed cereals to make the same dish, like
wheat puffs, millet
puffed, etc. Do not cook too much after adding the puffed rice,
or it will become too
chewy. For those who would like the dish soft, put the puffed rice
first in water, drain,
press out excess Water, then add to tomatoes.
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