Spicy Creamy Tomato Rice

⏱ 30 mins 🍽 2 mains, 2-4 serving(s) 🏷 One Dish Meal

This dish was created by accident but became a favourite. It combines long grain rice with onions, peppers, and a blend of spices, simmered in a tomato and chicken stock base. Finished with cream, it achieves a rich, creamy consistency reminiscent of a risotto with a hint of biryani spice. It's a satisfying and straightforward one-pot meal using common cupboard ingredients.

Spicy Creamy Tomato Rice

Ingredients

  • long grain rice
  • 1 onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch fresh ginger
  • 1 red chili pepper
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 (8 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • salt
  • pepper

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion, red pepper, yellow pepper, garlic cloves, red chili pepper, and fresh ginger.
  2. Gently fry the chopped vegetables and ginger with the turmeric, cumin, coriander, paprika, and chili powder in vegetable oil using a large wok.
  3. Add the long grain rice to the wok, stirring to coat all the grains in the spiced oil.
  4. Pour in the can of chopped tomatoes, then add boiling water that has been mixed with the chicken stock cube.
  5. Bring everything back to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 15 mins, or until the rice is fully cooked.
  6. Stir the cream into the cooked rice, season with salt and pepper, and allow it to simmer gently for a further 5-10 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium621100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryOne Dish Meal
AuthorPretty_Smart