Tomato rice with potato pacchadi

Tomato rice made with delicous cherry tomatoes.This one is very spicy and i served this with potato pacchadi.This potato pacchdai i tasted it at a friend's place and fell in love with it.So had to call her up for the recipe and came out really good.


Tomato rice


Ingredients

Cherry tomatoes - 20 (sliced)
Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1/2 large sized (chopped)
Green chillies- 3 (slit)
Red chillies - 3
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Garam masala - 1tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Oil - 2tbsp
Salt - as needed
Curry leaves - as needed


Method

Cook rice and keep it aside.In pan, heat oil and fry onions,red chillies,green chillies,curry leaves and gg paste.Add turmeric powder,garam masala,tomatoes and salt.Fry till oil separates.Mix this into rice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.



Potato Pacchadi


Ingredients

Potato - 1 (boiled and mashed lightly)
Green chilli - 1 (chopped)
Oil - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Urad dal - 1/2tsp
Asafoedita - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - as needed
Curd - 3tbsp (beaten with a fork)

Method

Boil potato and mash lightly into pieces.In pan heat oil and fry mustard seeds,urad dal,asafoedita,curryleaves and green chillies.Add potatoes and half the salt into this and fry a little.Finally just before serving add curd to this .check for salt and add if needed.Serve with rice/roti.




Tips:Add little coconut milk while making the mix for tomato rice for extra flavour.