When i was planning for making out some portuguese rice dishes, the first rice dish i got immediately was this portuguese tomato rice, which captured my attention immediately coz this rice was quite easy and quick to make out with simple ingredients which can be served with any spicy kurmas or gravies, we had this rice with spicy mushroom kurma and boiled eggs for our lunch yesterday, a prefect Indo Portuguese lunch menu..I loved the simplicity of this rice and also this rice tastes fantastic without any side dish..when i told that today i prepared portuguese tomato rice to everyone at home,they were bit weird and once i served them, the first expression was completely different, yes we enjoyed having this arroz de tomate..Traditionally this rice is prepared with tomatoes, onions, long grain rice cooked in chicken broth with sausages, but i completely omitted both the chicken broth and sausages and prepared this rice in vegetable broth and diced bellpeppers...Needless to say that this portuguese tomato rice goes directly to
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APS-Rice....
2cups Long grain rice (i used uncle ben's)
1no Onion (big & chopped)
3nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
4nos Tomatoes (deskinned & chopped)
1/2cup Bellpeppers (diced)
3cups Vegetable broth
1/4cup Parsley leaves (chopped)
Salt
Pepper powder
Olive oil
Heat enough olive oil in a large vessel, add immediately the chopped onions and crushed garlic, saute until the onions turns transculent, add now the chopped tomatoes, chopped parsley leaves and cook in simmer until the tomatoes turns mushy, now add the rice and saute for few minutes..add the vegetable broth with enough salt and pepper powder and cook in medium high flame for 5 minutes and then in simmer until the rice get cooked, finally add the diced bellpeppers and toss gently and keep in simmer for few seconds, put off the stove..
Serve hot with any side dish!!
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