Tomato Rice (Nasi Tomato)

Ingredients:

2 cups plain rice
2 cups plain water
3 shallots / 1 medium size onion - grounded

2 garlic - grounded

1/2 cm ginger - grounded

1 cm small size cinnamon stick

1 star anise

1 cardomom

2-3 cloves

2-3 fresh tomatoes / 3 tablespoon of tomato puree
3 tablespoon Ghee / margerine+butter



Methods:

Heat up ghee. You may use margerine and butter as a replacement. Sautee all grounded items together with cinnamon stick, star anise, cardomom and cloves. Wait till the fume comes up. Pour in the grounded fresh tomatoes. You may also use tomato puree. Then, pour in the prewashed plain rice. Stir a bit and let the rice blended with the mix in the pot. Pour in water. When it boil, cover the pot with a lid. Turn the heat to minimal and let it cook. Before serving, you may put some fried shallots on top. This recipe would serve 4-6 people. Happy trying :)