Tomato Pulao Recipe | Easy Tomato Pulav Recipe

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Tomato Pulao, is a very easy to make Pulao with just tomatoes, onions and mild spices. This is a one-pot pressure cooker method of making Tomato Pulao. For morning busy with kids lunch box, I always found this tomato pulao to be so quick and hassle free to make. We can relish with any raita of your choice. Generally whenever I pack tomato Pulao for lunch box, I will give plain raita separately and boondi separately for the kids to add it later to the curd. They love having this pulao with Boondi Raita.

Tips for making Tomato Pulao:

I have used two big tomatoes - I have chopped one tomato and add it with Pulao and pureed the other tomato. We can chop both and use it as it is also. Or we can make a puree of both the tomatoes and use only the puree. Some kids doesn't like to eat tomato or they are so picky and take every piece of tomato to discard. For them, we can boil the tomatoes, remove the skin and make a puree and use it
We can add green peas or green bell pepper to enhance this rice with more flavor
Instead of red chili powder and coriander powder, we can use sambar powder
While pressure cooking Pulav, cook in low flame for 20 mins. In low flame we will not get any whistle from the cooker. Even if sometimes we get a whistle, it won't be a problem. For this method, i have soaked the basmati rice for about 20 minutes and cooked it in low flame for 20 mins. For other rice varieties, the cooking time may slightly vary.
The ratio of water & rice would be 1 cup water : 1 cup rice. This ratio worked well for Basmati Rice. But this ratio can change if you use other rice varieties. Look out for the instruction given in the package and add the water accordingly.

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Instructions with step by step Pictures:

SOAKING RICE

Wash and soak the raw rice for about 20 mins.

MAKING TOMATO PULP

Wash and roughly chop one tomato. Take it to mixer jar and grind it to pulp and set it aside

TEMPERING PROCESS

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf. Give a mix

Then add slit green chili and curry leaves. Give a mix

Next, add chopped onions to the pressure cooker. Also add ginger-garlic paste.

Saute the onions and ginger-garlic paste till onions turn translucent

Once the onions are translucent, add the chopped tomatoes and the tomato puree we ground and give a good mix

To the pressure cooker, then add red chili powder, salt, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Stir well. Allow the onion-tomato-spices to cook for a minute