Tomato Rice With Basil Recipe

Name: Tomato Rice With Basil Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3-4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice or brown rice; 3 null Tomatoes; 1 null Green Chilli finely chopped; null Basil leaves Few, roughly torn; 7 cloves Garlic crushed; null Extra Virgin Olive Oil as required; 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns; null Salt as required; null Water as needed; null Coriander (Dhania) Leaves or Basil leaves for garnish

Pooja Thakur

January 19, 2022

2179 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:3-4 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:Indian

Tomato Rice With Basil is a delicious fusion recipe where rice is cooked with tomatoes with a twit of basil. The rich and delicious taste of this rice makes it a great dish to serve for house parties or weekend dinners.

Serve Tomato Rice With Basil on its own or with a raita of your choice.

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Serve Tomato Rice With Basil on its own or with a raita of your choice.

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Ingredients

1 cup Rice, or brown rice

3 Tomatoes

1 Green Chilli, finely chopped

Basil leaves, Few, roughly torn

7 cloves Garlic, crushed

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as required

1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

Salt, as required

Water, as needed

Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, or Basil leaves for garnish

Instructions for Tomato Rice With Basil Recipe

To begin making the Tomato Rice With Basil recipe, firstly add tomatoes with required amount of water in a saucepan. Cook it till the skin of tomatoes start coming out.

Peel the skin of the tomatoes and chop them very finely. Keep them aside.

Heat olive oil in a wide pan and add garlic and green chillies. Cook it till the raw smell of garlic vanishes.

Add chopped tomatoes and basil leaves into the pan and cook it for about 2 to 3 minutes.

After 2 to 3 minutes, add rice, salt and black pepper and cook till the rice is cooked properly.

Once it is done, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves or basil leaves.

Serve Tomato Rice With Basil on its own or with an raita of your choice.