Tomato bath recipe karnataka style

Cuisine Style: Karnataka | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Raita, pickles | Type: Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner

Ingredients

• Basmati rice – 2 cup
• Water – 2 ½ cup
• Tomato – 4 [chopped]
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Mint leaves - 6
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 3
• Cloves -3
• Cinnamon – 1
• Bay leaves – 1
• Star anise -1/2
• Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Butter – 1 inch cube
• Salt to taste

For grinding

• Mint leaves – 1 cup
• Green chilli – ½
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [chopped]
• Put all ingredients in mixer jar then grind to fine paste with 3 tbsp of water.

Method

• Heat oil and butter in a pan then add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise, cashew nuts and fennel seeds then add onion sauté till soft.
• Add dry red chilli, green chilli and tomato sauté till soft. Then add ground paste mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder mix well.
• Add water and salt mix well& let it boil.
• When boiling add basmati rice, butter cover it & cook for 4 whistles. Garnish with mint leaves then serve hot with raita