Ingredients for Stuffed tomatoes
with Arusha rice 

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6 tomatoes
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Salt to taste
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2 large chopped onions
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1/4 cup dessicated coconut
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11/2 tsp kashmiri red chillies powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 2-3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
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tomatoes pulp(remove from 6 tomatoes,
)
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1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
and green chillies paste
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/8 tsp asafoetida
- 1 tsp coriander & cumin powder
- 1/2 black pepper powder
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For Arusha
rice:
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1 cup boiled basmati rice
- 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 1tsp black pepper corns
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3-4 medium size onions
- 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2-3 green chillies chopped
- 1 tsp freshly ground cinnamon powder
- 4-5 small cardamom powder freshly ground
Cooking Instructions for making Stuffed tomatoes
with Arusha rice 


Cut tomatoes from top and scoop out the pulp and reserve. In a bowl add 1/2 chopped onions
, dessicated coconut
, kashmiri red chillies powder
, turmeric powder,garam masala powder, coriander leaves, sugar and mix well, keep aside.
Heat oil, add cumin seeds when start to crackle, add 1/2 chopped onions , cook for 1 min, add ginger -garlic paste
and green chillies paste mix well.
Add reserve tomatoes pulp, and mix well, add salt, kashmiri red chillies powder
, turmeric powder, black pepper powder and mix well.
Add coriander & cumin powder, mix, stir always, when oil comes out, add dessicated coconut mixture and mix, remove from flame, let it cool down, fill in hallowed tomatoes
and use spoon
, press down on the filling gently so you can stuff more filling inside each tomatoes
.
Heat oil in a large frying pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle, add asafoetida mix and cook on low flame.
Carefully place the stuffed tomatoes in the pan, facing the stuffed side up, cover and cook on medium heat for 5-7 mins, insert a tooth pick and check if tomatoes are soft.
When they are soft, remove from flame and pan, keep aside.
For Arusha rice: boil water add salt, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black pepper corns, cover and boil for 5 mins, add uncooked rice ,let it boil.when rice is tender, remove from flame, keep aside.
Mix chopped onions , chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, salt and mix, keep aside, remove all spices from rice, (bay leaf and cinnamon stick).
To assemble: grease your serving bowl, start layering, add rice, press add onion mixture, again add rice, use all the rice and onion mixture the same way.
Finally add stuffed tomatoes and serve hot.
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