Persian One Pot Tomato Rice – Dami Gojeh Farangi

Name: Persian One Pot Tomato Rice – Dami Gojeh Farangi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 onion; ½ teaspoon Turmeric; 2 medium sized potatoes; 7 large tomatoes; 1 teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon cayenne; 2 cups basmati rice; 2 to 3 cups water

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
449 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Persian

Persian One Pot Tomato Rice – Dami Gojeh Farangi

Isaac Lopez

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Persian tomato rice is an easy vegetarian dish full of amazing flavors. This one pot rice recipe uses very few ingredients and can be prepared in no time!

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Ingredients

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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion finely chopped
½ teaspoon Turmeric
2 medium sized potatoes diced
7 large tomatoes crushed (See Notes)
1 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon cayenne
2 cups basmati rice washed and drained
2 to 3 cups water

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Instructions

Heat vegetable oil in a pot over medium heat. Once hot, sauté onion until golden.
Add in turmeric and stir. Add in diced potatoes, cook for 5 minutes.
Add in crushed tomatoes, salt, cayenne, rice and 2 cups of water. Bring it to boil, turn the heat low and let it simmer until the excess water is almost evaporated.
Take out a rice grain and check if it’s cooked. If the rice grain is still hard, add ½ cup water and let it simmer. Wrap the lid in a clean towel and put it on the pot. Let the rice steam for 10 minutes until fully cooked.
Serve warm with yogurt or fresh herbs.

Notes

If you would like to use canned crushed tomatoes, a 14 oz can would be enough for this recipe.
The amount of water you're going to use completely depends on how juicy the tomatoes are. Canned tomatoes have more juice so you'll need less water.
If using fresh tomatoes, add one to two tablespoons of tomato paste to the mixture to reach a nice red color.
Adding three to four minced garlic cloves will add more flavor to the dish.
This simple tomato rice side dish gets a good amount of its flavor from the addition of turmeric. However, don't use too much turmeric as you want the rice to have a combination of flavors.
If you would like your dish to have tahdig (crispy rice at the bottom) add a couple tablespoons of olive oil to the rice right before you cover it with the lid wrapped in the kitchen towel.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 449kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 85g (28%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Sodium 604mg (25%) Potassium 657mg (19%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 1897IU (38%) Vitamin C 32mg (36%) Calcium 58mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 449 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	449kcal	22%
Carbohydrates	85g	28%
Protein	9g	18%
Fat	8g	12%
Saturated Fat	6g	30%
Sodium	604mg	25%
Potassium	657mg	14%
Fiber	4g	16%
Sugar	7g	14%
Vitamin A	1897IU	38%
Vitamin C	32mg	36%
Calcium	58mg	6%
Iron	1mg	6%