Tomato Methi Rice Recipe

Tomato Methi Rice is power packed delicious rice dish. Methi and tomato are a powerhouse of iron and vitamin C. This is a simple rice which makes a tasty meal and easy to prepare. Try this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupchopped tomatoes
- 3 cupschopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
- 2 tspoil
- 1bay leaf (tej patta)
- 2cloves (laung/lavang)
- 25 mm (1")piece cinnamon (dalchini)
- 2cardamoms
- 2 tspfinely chopped green chilies
- 1/4 cuponion paste
- 2 tspgarlic (lehsun) paste
- 1 tbspcoriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
- 1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tspchili powder
- 3 cupscooked brown rice( see the notes below)
- saltto taste
Directions
- Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and saute on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add green chilies, onion paste and saute on a medium flame for a minute or fry till the onion paste turns brown in color and sprinkle a little water to avoid the onions from burning.
- Add garlic paste and saute on a medium flame for few seconds.
- Add tomatoes and cook on a medium flame till the tomatoes are cooked and stir continuously.
- Add coriander-cumin seeds, turmeric powder and chili powder and 2 tbsp water, mix it well and cook for few second.
- Add fenugreek leaves, mix it well and cook on a slow flame for 3 to 4 more minutes or till the fenugreek leaves are cooked.
- Add the cooked rice and salt, mix it gently and cook on a slow flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Serve hot with raita of your choice.
Notes
For cooking brown rice.
- To make 3 cups of cooked brown rice, boil enough water in a deep pan, add the salt, 1 tsp of oil and 1 cup of soaked and drained brown rice and cook till the rice is 85% cooked and drain completely and use as required.
Nutrient values
- Energy 178 k cal
- Protein 4.1 gm
- Carbohydrates 32.4 gm
- Fat 3.0 gm
- Iron 1.4 mg
- Fibre 1.0 mg
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