Tomato Coconut Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice
1 cup tomato puree
1 teaspoon chili paste with garlic and ginger
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 teaspoons Urad Dal
peanuts
salt

Preparation

Soak 1 cup Basmati rice in water for 1/2 to 1 hour . In a pan add 1 tsp oil and roast peanuts and keep aside. Now add 1 tsp oil and add mustard seeds and urad daal and let it splutter. Now addchilli garlic paste and saute it. when it turns light brown add turmeric powder and chilli powder and add tomato puree. Saute till all the spices have blended well and puree starts leaving oil. Now add the rice in it and add salt to ste. Add some water and cover the lid. When rice is 70% cooked, add 1/2 cup coconut milk and let it cook.
When the rice is cooked, serve it in a plate and you can add peanuts now. It gives a crunchy flavor to it and garnish it with a fresh coriander leaf and dry whole roasted chilli.
Its quick,simple and mild spicy and you will just love it.