Tomatoes stuffed with Rice

Description
In Romanian: Rosii umplute cu orez.

Ingredients

 * 12 medium tomatoes
 * 1 cup rice
 * 1 grated carrot
 * 3 onions
 * 3 tablespoons oil
 * 1 tablespoon mixed chopped parsley and dill
 * 1¾ lbs / 750 g tomatoes
 * ½ teaspoon flour
 * salt
 * pepper

Directions

 * 1) Remove most of the pulp, but not all from the tomatoes, leaving the shells intact.
 * 2) Fry the chopped onions in 2 tablespoons of oil, add the washed rice and let fry until yellow.
 * 3) Add some water and simmer until the rice starts to swell.
 * 4) Remove from heat and add grated carrot, salt, pepper and chopped parsley and dill.
 * 5) Fill the tomatoes with the rice.
 * 6) Arrange in a pot and pour over them a sauce made out of a little finely chopped onion that was fried with 1 tablespoon of oil and ½ teaspoon flour to which you added the liquid from 1¾ lbs / 750 g boiled and strained tomatoes.
 * 7) Mix with salt, chopped parsley and dill.
 * 8) Simmer on top of the range or bake at low heat until they are done and sauce is reduced.