Tomato Dill Pulav

Tomato pulav is something which I wanted to try out from a long time.I have already put tomato rice recipe.This is slightly different from the tomato rice.I usually like rice which is made from whole spices and this one is quite an easy one to prepare rather than the regular rice pulav.
I have combined Dill leaves along with tomatoes for this recipe.

Ingredients,
Cooking oil- 1 tablespoon
Shah jeera/Kaala Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon- 1 inch
Green cardamom - 2
Cloves- 2
Star Anise - 2 pieces (two petals)
Bay leaf - 1
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Tomato - 1/2 cup (cut into small pieces)
Onion - 1/2 cup (cut into small pieces)
Dill leaves - 1 cup (washed and cut into small pieces)
Rice - 1 1/2 cups (I used basmathi rice)
Tomato  - 1 (Blanched and pureed)
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon (if you want this to be less spicy add only 1/4 teaspoon)
Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoon (vary according to taste)

1. Rinse basmathi rice and add 1 cup and 1/2 of 1/4 cup of water.
2. In a pan take 1 tablespoon of oil and add kaala jeera,cinnamon,cardamom,cloves,star anise,bay leaf and saute.
3. Add onions and saute till translucent.Add ginger garlic paste and saute.
4. Add cut tomato pieces and washed and cut dill leaves.Saute well.
5. Add prepared tomato puree,turmeric and red chilli powder and cook until the mixture thickens on low flame.
6. Add this prepared mix to the soaked rice and add salt to it.
7. Cook it in pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
8. If you are cooking without pressure cooker add 3 1/4 cups of water and cook until rice is cooked.

Rinse basmathi rice and add 1 cup and 1/2 of 1/4 cup of water

In a pan take 1 tbsp of oil,add bay leaf,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,

shah jeera and star anise.

Add onions and saute till translucent.Add ginger garlic 

paste.

Add chopped tomato pieces and chopped dill leaves.

Add prepared tomato puree with turmeric and red chilli powder.

Cook until the mixture  thickens on low flame.

Add the prepare mix and salt to the soaked rice.Cook for 

3 whistles in  a pressure cooker.

Tomato Dill pulav.