Tomato chutney & Tomato Rice in Microwave

Today's Recipe is Tomato Rice. There are 2 ways to make a tomato rice. One cook rice with tomato and the other one is make rice and make chutney separately and mix them together. If I have less time and on a time crunch usually make it together. Otherwise if planning a somewhat elaborate menu, then will make rice and chutney separately and mix them. Now a days am on a spree to cook in Microwave. Cooked both rice and chutney in microwave and mixed them and served it with onion raitha. Simple lunch. 

For Tomato Chutney

What are the things needed?

Oil, 2-3 teaspoon

Mustard seeds, 1/4 teaspoon

Channa dhal/Kadala paruppu, 1/2 Tablespoon

Garlic, 4-5 cloves

Onions(Small), 1 no.

Curry leaves, a sprig

Green chillies, 2 nos.

Asafoetida, a pinch

Turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon

Tomatoes (large), 2 nos.

Salt to taste

How it is made? 

1. Heat oil in a microwave safe bowl for a minute.
2. Then add mustard seeds and microwave for another minute.
3. Then add chopped onions, slit green chillies, chopped garlic and a sprig of curry leaves and microwave for 2 minutes.
4. Then add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, asafoetida and mix well.Then microwave for 5 minutes covered.
5. Then add salt to taste mix well and then microwave for another 3 minutes.
6. Now check the consistency of chutney. Till u get the desired consistency microwave at equal intervals of 2 minutes take out and check.
7. When the water is all evaporated and the tomatoes are all soft and mushy the chutney is ready.

For the tomato rice (Final Assembly)

What are the things needed?

Tomato chutney, refer above

Rice, 1 cup(I cooked in microwave too, for recipe click here)

Salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish(optional)

How it is made?

1. Add the chutney to the rice and mix well without any lumps.
2. Then check and adjust the salt. Mix well.
3. Garnish with Cilantro and Serve.

Serves 2.

Notes

• The chutney can be used as a side dish for chappathi too.
• The type of tomatoes, determine the time of cooking. Also cooking time in each microwave varies. Mine took totally 14 minutes from the beginning till the end.