Milk Street Indian Tomato Rice – Delicious

Can the chefs at Milk Street impress a South Indian American with their tomato rice recipe?  Absolutely – and wow, what a great rice that produces perfectly textured and spiced grains.

Soaking the rice, thoroughly rinsing it to get rid of the extra starch, and precooking the rice with oil all seemed like key elements to get those perfectly cooked grains.

Another key element for perfectly cooked rice is to let the cooked rice sit for five minutes post-cooking and then fluffing it with a fork – I've noticed that is important for my Mexican and other rice recipes as well.

I also made two alterations to the recipe, which had no apparent effect on the outcome.  I omitted the salt by accident during the cooking, so added it at the end, and I also substituted two plum tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes called for in the recipe.  I can't wait to make this recipe again and again!