Title: Plain pilaf with tomato sauce
 Categories: Grains, Ethnic
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 c  Rice
      3 c  Chicken broth or water
      2 tb Margarine
           Salt
           Tomato sauce:
      2 lg Ripe tomatoes  OR
  2 1/2 tb Tomato paste
           Salt
 
  Pour rice into a bowl with 2 tbs salt and cover with warm water and
  set aside 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and rinse salt away. Place broth or
  stock in a pan with margarine and 1/2 tbs. salt and bring to a boil.
  Add rice and cook on high then on medium heat until rice absorbs
  water.Put a cloth napkin under the lid, put on lid and simmer 50 to
  10 minutes on very low heat. Stir and serve.To serve with the sauce:
  Mince tomatoes and cook in pan 6 minutes or puree like. Add the
  tomatoes ( or paste ) to the brroth or water to cook rice in so the
  tomato product becomes part of the cooking liquid for the rice.