Rice stuffed tomatoes

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• 5-6 large ripe red tomatoes
• Salt to taste
• Roughly 1/4 cup finely diced carrots
• About 1/4 cup finely diced onions or shallots
• 1-2 cloves minced garlic
• About 1 cup uncooked rice
• Tomato pulp (from scooped out tomatoes)
• About 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• About 1 teaspoon dried oregano or mixed herbs
• A handful fresh basil leaves
• Olive oil
• Water
• Roughly 200 grams cubed paneer
• About 1/4 cup milk
• One small green chili
• A pinch ground black pepper

1. 1Cut off the top of each tomato, carefully scoop out the inner pulp and seeds to create hollow cups, and sprinkle salt inside each hollowed tomato.
2. 2Transfer the reserved tomato pulp to a small blender and puree until smooth.
3. 3Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, then sauté minced garlic, diced carrots, and diced shallots (or onions).
4. 4Add uncooked rice to the pan and stir it with the sautéed vegetables.
5. 5Stir the blended tomato pulp, red chili powder, and dried oregano (or mixed herbs) into the rice mixture.
6. 6Pour water into the pan, add a few fresh basil leaves, cover, and cook until the rice is done and the liquid is absorbed.
7. 7Generously fill each hollowed-out tomato cup with the cooked tomato rice.
8. 8Place a basil leaf on top of the rice in each tomato, then put the original tomato tops back on as lids.
9. 9Arrange the stuffed tomatoes in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, and bake until they are soft, juicy, and slightly browned on top.
10. 10Place cubes of paneer, milk, a small green chili, minced garlic, salt, and ground black pepper in a small blender jar.
11. 11Blend the paneer mixture until it becomes a super creamy, smooth whipped paneer.
12. 12Spread the whipped paneer evenly on a dark serving plate or platter, creating a circular base.
13. 13Drizzle olive oil in a spiral pattern over the whipped paneer.
14. 14Carefully place the baked, rice-stuffed tomatoes on top of the paneer base using tongs.
15. 15Serve the final dish warm.

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