Tamatari Kasoori Pulao is an excellent one-pot meal that uses tomatoes and dry fenugreek leaves. They pair well with any raita or just plain yogurt.
Off late I have been getting a lot of cookbooks from the library. This recipe is from one such book that I brought back from the library. The book not only has some delicious recipes but also interesting tales from ancient India.
It was very interesting to read through different stories from various regions of Ancient India. The book is called The Cuisines of India by Smita Chandra and Sanjeev Chandra.
Initially, when I was making this tamatari kasoori pulao, I presumed that this was going to be a routine pulao, but I was very wrong. The flavors were very bold in this rice and we loved it.
I paired it with a very tasty Palak Raita/Spinach Raita (another recipe from this book) and the combination was a wonderful one.
You could make this pulao with leftover rice. I also used canned tomatoes for the recipe which gave the dish a very bright color. The recipe does have some paneer in it but if you don’t have the paneer, you could omit and it would still make a lovely dish.
Preparation time - 10 mins Cooking time - 40 mins Difficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Tamatari Kasoori Pulao - (serves 4)
- Basmati rice - 1 ½ cups
- Oil and or Butter - 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Cardamom - 2
- Cloves - 3
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Bay leaf - 1
- Onion - 1 ½ cups (finely chopped)
- Garlic - 2 cloves (minced)
- Paneer/cottage cheese - 1 cup (diced small)
- Cashew nut - 10
- Tomato puree - 1 cup (from canned diced tomato)
- Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin powder - 1 tsp
- Red chili powder - 2 teaspoon (I used Kashmiri chili powder)
- Garam masala - 1 tsp
- Kasoori methi - 2 tbsp
- Peas - ¾ cup (frozen or cooked)
- Salt - to taste
Procedure -
Soak the Basmati rice for about 20 mins and then cook it as per directions. Fluff it with a fork and let it cool down.
In a wide pan, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf. Fry for a minute until fragrant.
- Now add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté for about 5 mins until the onions are light brown in color.
- Add the paneer pieces and the cashew nuts and fry for 5 minutes until light color appears on the paneer pieces.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes, peas, and the rest of the masala powders along with salt. Cook until all the moisture has disappeared from the tomatoes and the oil separates from the masala.
- Add the cooked rice to the pan and stir gently to coat. Take care not to mix too hard otherwise the rice might become mushy. Cook for 5 more minutes until the rice heats up evenly and serve hot with raita!
Sides for This Recipe
- Aloo Raita | Potato Raita Recipe
- Vendakkai Pachadi | Okra Raita | Air-Fried Okra In Yogurt
- Palak Pachadi | Spinach Raita
- Cucumber Peanut Raita / Cucumber Peanut Pachadi
Recipe
Equipment
- ▢ pan
- ▢ bowl
- ▢ spatula
Ingredients
- ▢ 1 ½ cups Basmati rice
- ▢ 2 tablespoon Oil and or Butter
- ▢ 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ▢ 2 Cardamom
- ▢ 3 Cloves
- ▢ 1 inch stick Cinnamon
- ▢ 1 Bay leaf
- ▢ 1 ½ cups Onion Finely chopped
- ▢ 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- ▢ 1 cup Paneer/cottage cheese Diced small
- ▢ 10 Cashew nut
- ▢ 1 cup Tomato puree From canned diced tomato
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ▢ 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- ▢ 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
- ▢ 2 teaspoon Red chili powder I used Kashmiri chili powder
- ▢ 1 teaspoon Garam masala
- ▢ 2 tablespoon Kasoori methi
- ▢ ¾ cup Peas Frozen or cooked
- ▢ to taste Salt
Instructions
- Soak the Basmati rice for about 20 mins and then cook it as per directions. Fluff it with a fork and let it cool down.
- In a wide pan, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Fry for a minute until fragrant.
- Now add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté for about 5 mins until the onions are light brown I color.
- Add the paneer pieces and the cashew nuts and fry for 5 minutes until light color appears on the paneer pieces.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes, peas and the rest of the masala powders along with salt. Cook until, all the moisture has disappeared from the tomatoes and the oil separates from the masala.
- Add the cooked rice to the pan and stir gently to coat. Take care not to mix too hard otherwise the rice might become mushy. Cook for 5 more minutes until the rice heats up evenly and serve hot with raita!
Nutrition
More Rice Recipes
- Vellam Sadam | Sweet Jaggery Rice
- Rasam Rice | One-Pot Rasam Sadam (Instant Pot Recipe)
- Instant Pot Vegetable Masala Khichdi
- Spicy Schezwan Fried Rice
Tamatari Kasoori Pulao – Pulao with tomatoes and dry Fenugreek leaves
Equipment
- pan
- bowl
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Basmati rice
- 2 tablespoon Oil and or Butter
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 Cardamom
- 3 Cloves
- 1 inch stick Cinnamon
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 ½ cups Onion Finely chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- 1 cup Paneer/cottage cheese Diced small
- 10 Cashew nut
- 1 cup Tomato puree From canned diced tomato
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
- 2 teaspoon Red chili powder I used Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala
- 2 tablespoon Kasoori methi
- ¾ cup Peas Frozen or cooked
- to taste Salt
Instructions
- Soak the Basmati rice for about 20 mins and then cook it as per directions. Fluff it with a fork and let it cool down.
- In a wide pan, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Fry for a minute until fragrant.
- Now add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté for about 5 mins until the onions are light brown I color.
- Add the paneer pieces and the cashew nuts and fry for 5 minutes until light color appears on the paneer pieces.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes, peas and the rest of the masala powders along with salt. Cook until, all the moisture has disappeared from the tomatoes and the oil separates from the masala.
- Add the cooked rice to the pan and stir gently to coat. Take care not to mix too hard otherwise the rice might become mushy. Cook for 5 more minutes until the rice heats up evenly and serve hot with raita!
