Tomato Rice Recipe (Type 2)

Ingredients :

• 1 c. basmati rice 
• Masala ingredients:
• 3 medium size well ripened 2 or 3 cloves garlic
• tomatoes 
• 1 tsp. .poppy seeds
• 1 medium size onion 
• 1/2 tsp. coriander powder
• l or 2 hot green hot peppers 
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper, powdered
• 1 red chili
• 1/2 x 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. oil 
• salt to taste
• 2 Tbsp. butter

Method :

• Clean the rice. 
• Blanch the tomatoes, cut into moderately small pieces and keep separately. 
• Thinly slice the onion and slit the green hot pepper lengthwise. 
• Grind the masala ingredients, adding enough water to make it into a smooth paste. 
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan and saute onion and chilies until lightly brown. 
• Then add the masala paste and fry until the raw flavor is lost and oil separates. 
• Add the tomato pieces and keep stirring for about 5 minutes. 
• Add 11/2 cups of water and let it boil. 
• When water boils, add rice and salt. 
• When rice is three-fourth cooked, add the butter, cover it and let it cook in the oven preheated at
  350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. 
• Coriander leaves may be added before leaving it in the oven.