Tomato Briyani

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 6 Riped,large - cubed

Rice - 1cup

Onion - 1,medium - Chopped

Green Chillies - 6,slit

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tspn

Curry leaves - 1sprig

Sambar powder - 1tspn

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Mint leaves - 3,sprigs
Coriander leaves - 2 sprigs
Oil/Ghee - 1tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1/4tspn
Salt - to taste

Lime/lemon - 1/2,sqeeze out the juice

Garam Masala:

fennel seeds - 1/2tspn

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon stick - 1/2inch

Cardomom - 2,small

Cloves- 2

Method:

Heat the oil in a Pressure Cooker,pop up the mustard seeds and fry all the whole garam masala for 1min

Add the onions,Curry leaves,Green chillies and fry till the onions become tender

Add ginger-garlic paste,Mint leaves and coriander leaves and fry till the raw smell goes,now add the Tomatoes and fry till it leaves out all its water

Add the Sambar powder,Chilli powder and fry for 2mins.

Now add the water ,Rice and the salt and pressure cook it upto one whistle.

Switch off the stove and open after the pressure leaves out all the air and sprinkle lemon juice and toss the rice once.

Enjoy with Raitha!!!!