Spanish Tomato Rice | Easy Tomato Rice Recipe

Spanish Tomato Rice | How to make Spanish Tomato Rice

A one pot dish made with tomato, onion, rice and seasoning. The combination of lime and cilantro enhances the flavor and leaves a fresh aroma. 

Author: Racheal D'Souza

Spanish rice is a quick and easy recipe you can make in minutes. If you are a lover of rice, you will definitely adore this recipe. I love rice and I have always looked for ways to turn my regular rice into something different. Here's one such recipe. Hope you love it as much as I do.

Ingredients

Tomato- 1

Onion- 1

Stock/ water- 2.5 cups

Tomato ketchup- 2 tbs

Cumin powder- 1 tsp

Garlic- 1, chopped

Rice- 2 cups

Olive oil- 2 tbs

Jalapeño/ Green chilli- 1, chopped

Lime- 1 tbs

Cilantro/ coriander- handfull, chopped

Seasoning

Salt

How to make Spanish Tomato Rice

1. Roughly chop onion and tomato and blend them together.

2. In a pot, mix together onion-tomato paste and stock/water.

3. Add cumin powder, garlic, salt and tomato ketchup. Mix well and allow it to boil

4. Meanwhile, in another pan add rice.

5. Fry the rice with olive oil until it has a golden brown. This is the most crucial step for the flavor.

6. Add in jalapeño and garlic and continue stirring for a minute until you get a nice flavor. Turn off the flame.

7. Add the fried rice into the boiling onion-tomato sauce. Cook on high flame

8. When the water dries up turn off the flame.

9. Cover the lid for 15 mins for the flavors to absorb.

10. Squeeze in some lime juice on top and add chopped cilantro.

11. Serve with some beans and guacamole

Watch: Spanish Tomato Rice: The video will show you a step-by-step guide on how to make this very simple Spanish Tomato Rice Recipe in a single pot and under 20 minutes.