Tomato rice

The spices and aromatics make this a wonderful dish. Cooking the spices, both whole and ground add a real depth of flavour.

I served this with grilled chicken and a green salad.

Not coming to Indian food with huge amount of knowledge, I am finding that Anand gives a really good introduction...also a lot of really flavourful food!

Another plus for me is that she elevates inexpensive ingredients, and makes vegetarian meals that any omnivore would love.