Soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. Cook the rice with 3/4 cup of water by adding salt and few drops of oil . Cook in a low flame.You can cook this in an open pan itself. Once the rice becomes soft and the water dries up switch off the flame and spread the rice on a plate.
Cook in a low flame till the tomatoes become mushy. Add in the garam masala in the last. Add in the cooked kuthiraivali rice and mix gently. Keep the flame low .
Kuthiraivali tomato rice is ready to serve. Serve with any raitha or a simple fried appalam or vadam.
Notes: Kuthiraivali rice 1/4 cup Onion 1 (small size) Tomato 1 (small) Sambar powder 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder a pinch Garam masala a pinch Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/8 tsp Salt to taste Curry leaves few
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