Indian Tomato Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons oil
2 onions, chopped
1 serrano chili, slit
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
1 1/2 cups long grain or 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 cup tomato puree
1 teaspoon tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried clove, powdered
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 bunch spring onion, chopped finely (scallions)
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped fine (coriander)

Preparation

Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
Heat butter or oil in pan and add garlic and ginger pastes. Stir and add onions and green chile. Cook until onion is well cooked.
Add rice. Stir, and add dried clove, garam masala, chilli powder, sugar, tomato puree, tomato sauce, salt. Bring to a boil.
Add water, taste for seasoning and bring to a boil.
Cover and lower heat to simmer. Simmer until rice is almost done.
Very gently fold in chopped spring onions and cilantro about 5 minutes before rice is done.