Methi Tomato Pulao

Back home late from office or an outing and nothing in the fridge except left over rice??  Here is how you can turn that into a delicious meal with little effort and few ingredients!  This is one of those " instant" recipes that everyone should know.

I made it for my kids when they were over for a visit and they loved it.  Since then, they have probably made it more times than me! Easy and tasty, what more can anyone want? And yes, fairly light too!

Ingredients:  

2 cups cooked rice
1 big tomato, chopped
1 tsp kasuri methi
1 green chilli, chopped fine
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin

Method:   Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.  Add cumin.  When cumin changes colour add the chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and chopped green chilli. Stir fry till the tomatoes are well mashed and oil separates.  Add kasuri methi, salt and rice. Sprinkle about a tbsp of water,  lower flame and cover with lid.  Close flame after few minutes. Serve hot.

You can make this recipe with raw rice too.  At the stage where rice is added, you can add adequate water and let it cook through.