Apricot Kernel Tomato Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup left over cooked  rice
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 cup pureed tomatoes
• salt to taste
• oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3 shallots chopped
• A few curry leaves
• Crunchy almonds or apricot kernels for texture

Directions

Heat some oil and add cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, and let it splutter. Then add the onion, curry leaves and garlic. Sauté till golden brown. Add the pureed tomatoes, red chili flakes, and salt. Sauté till mushy soft.

Once you have a mushy tomato mass, add the rice, and mix well. Be careful not to break the grains of the rice.

Season with salt, and garnish with toasted almonds or apricot kernels!