Iraqi Pink Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup rice
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 1/2 cups water or 2 cups water
2 tablespoons tomato paste or 2 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Wash rice 3 times. We are not making sticky rice here.
Saute onion in olive oil or veggie oil ,on medium heat for about 5 minutes until lightly browned.
Add rice until all grains are cooked.
Add water with tomato paste and salt and pepper mixed inches.
Turn flame up to high.
When mixture comes to a boil, cover with a tight fitting lid.
Reduce to a simmer; allow to cook 20 minutes; turn off heat.