Tomato-Garlic Rice

Serves 15

• Freshly cooked Plain Jasmine Rice
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1.5 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1.5 tbsp salt
• Oil for greasing the baking pan and spreading over the rice

1. Preheat the oven to 350°
2. As soon as the jasmine rice is cooked, pour 2.5 C water into the pan and stir with a wooden spoon, mashing the rice a bit.
3. Mix the tomato paste, garlic and salt.
4. Lightly grease a son-stick baking pan and empty the rice into it.
5. Grease one hand well with oil and pack the rice down.
6. Bake for 15 minutes.

-- PeteJohnson^? - 09 Oct 2005