TANGY CRAVINGS

South Indian actress Sherin Shringar loves to treat herself to a plateful of tomato- ey yumness!

INSTANT TOMATO RICE BATH

INGREDIENTS

Onions ( finely chopped) 2 large Tomatoes ( large) 6 Rice ( washed and drained) 1.5 medium size glass

Coconut ( small bowl of grated) one

Coriander ( half a bunch)

Mint ( half a bunch) Jeera 1 tsp Ginger 1 small piece Whole garam masala

Ghee ( large spoon) one Vegetable oil Salt to taste

METHOD

Boil tomatoes well. Once cooked, run it through a mixer and puree it.

Save the left over water from the boiling for later.

In a mixer, grind coconut, ginger, jeera, mint and coriander until a fine paste is made. Keep it aside.

Add a large spoon of ghee and oil. Sauté whole garam

masala until fragrant. Toss in chopped onions and saute them until beautifully pink.

Gently mix in the

green masala. Let it cook for a minute.

Add rice followed by a pinch of salt. Let the rice cook in the masala for another minute.

Measure three medium- sized glass ( the same used to measure rice) of water including the water left over from boiling the tomatoes.

Cook on high for two whistles and on simmer for one, turn off the heat and let the rice steam.

Serve with onion

raita. You can also make it more flavourful by adding cooked and shredded chicken right after adding masala.