Tomato Bisi bele bhath (pressure cooker Method)

After a long time I had a chance to take part in SYS-W series whose brain child is Viji of Virudhu unna vanga . This is time Viji had given us two ingredients for each member depending on the Number we choose and so my my two ingredients were Tomato and Rice . I love Bisibele bhath But some days are so lazy I do feel like roasting  and grinding  the spices so here is an delicious and simple way to make a delicious sambhar rice or I call it Tomato bisi bele Bhath as it taste some what similar to Bisi bele bhath .

Tomato is the main ingredient which gives the tanginess in this instead of tamarind extract I have used Tomato .  I make this often nad pressure cooker makes our life so easy . Just Mix in and cook them In pressure cooker It is so easy to make. Lets Move on to the recipe..

Ingredients 

Rice – 1/2 cup
Toor dal – 1/2 cup
Mixed Vegetables – 1 cup ( I used carrot, potato, beans, Peas)
Onion chopped – 1 medium size
Red chilli pd – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Sambhar pd – 2 tbsp ( Adjust to your taste)
Tomatoes (plum tomatoes)  – 3No  medium size ( grind it in a blender to puree with 2 green chillies )
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric pd – 1/4 tsp
Coriander pd – 1 tsp
Cumin pd – 1/2 tsp
Oil / ghee – 2 tbsp
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch long
Bay leaf – 1No
Cloves- 2 No
Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp (chopped)
Water – 6-7 cups 
Ghee to top on the rice ( as required)
Salt to taste 

Method

• Wash rice and dal and drain the water. keep it aside.
• In a pressure cooker heat oil add cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaf  , curry leaves,onion and saute them till translucent.
• Add ginger garlic paste saute for a while and add the pureed tomatoes cook them for a while.

• Add the red chilli pd, sambhar pd, cumin pd, coriander pd, salt and mix them well.
• Now add the chopped veggies and saute them for a while.
• Add the  washed rice and dal mix them .
• Add water and cover the pressure cooker, put on the weight.
• In low flame wait until 4-5 whistles and then switch off the flame.
• After the pressure subsides open the pressure cooker and mix the Bisibelebhath .

• Top them with ghee and serve with papad or fryums .