Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice: 1 cup
• Tomatoes: two medium, chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• onion (optional): one, fine chopped
• salt and lime juice to taste
• Tomato slice for garnishing
  
  for the seasoning:
• 1.5 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
• peanuts: 1/2 cup(optional)
• curry leaves: 6 or 7
• asafoetida: a pinch
• turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
  
  for the masala:
• one tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 4 or 5 black pepper corns
• 4 or 5 red chilllies
• 1/2 teaspoon methi seeds
  
  Method:
• Lightly roast each spice separately. Grind to fine masala.
• Heat butter in a pan, when butter melts add mustard seeds, pinch of hing , urad dal, curry leaves & turmeric powder & red chilli powder.
• when they stop crackling add peanuts & tomato paste.
• Cook for 5 min. then add chopped onion & tomatoes & cook again for 5 min.
• After onion & tomato cooked add grinded masala & salt, lemon jucie as per taste.
• Stir once in a while. Cook till oil separates and the paste thickens.
• Remove from fire. Add cooked rice. Mix the rice well with the cooked tomato mixture.
• Serve hot or cold.