A DINNER TO REMEMBER

Ever feel like the weeknight struggle is real? Sometimes it's hard to find the time to put a balanced meal on the table that the whole family will love, and it can be just as hard to think of something to prepare that you didn't already eat last week! We're with you.

It doesn't take a long list of ingredients to make a great weeknight dinner.  With simple and versatile ingredients, you already have at home combined with the goodness of California walnuts you can prepare comforting and wholesome meals that are sure to win your family's heart. Walnuts make a fantastic addition to the recipes. They're crunchy, filling and go with just about everything.

So, whip-up these delicious meals in thirty minutes or less so you have more time to do the things you love with the people you love.

California walnuts Coimbatore Tomato Bhat

Ingredients

• 3 cups basmati rice, cooked
• 3 tablespoons oil
• teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 spring curry leaves
• 2-3 dried red chilies
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
• 1 cup fresh tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1/2 cup California walnuts, chopped roughly
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• Salt to taste

Preparation

• Heat oil in a kadhai.
• Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow them to crackle.
• Add curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida.
• Stir in California walnuts and add the tomato puree.
• Season with salt and add in all the powder spices.
• Once the tomato puree thickens and reduces to 1/3rd its original size, add the rice.
• On high flame stir fry the rice.
• Serve hot!

— By Chef Varun Inamdar