Tomato Rice / Tomato Pulao

Name: Tomato Rice / Tomato Pulao
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1½ cup Rice – washed thrice; As needed - Water; 1 tsp + 1¼ tsp - Salt; 2 TBSP - Oil; ½ tsp - Mustard Seeds (Rai); ½ tsp - Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 Pinch - Asafoetida (Hing) – Optional; 5-6 - Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta); 3 - Indian Bay Leaves (Tej Patta); 2 tsp - Chickpea; 1 tsp - White Lentils (Urad Dal); 3 Small - Dried Red chillies; 1 TBSP – Ginger - diced; 2 - Green Cardamom (Elaichi) pods – seeds removed; ¼ cup - Cashew nuts; 1 cup - Onions; 1 x 400g can - Chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp - Cumin (Jeera) Powder; 1 tsp - Coriander (Dhaniya) Powder; ½ tsp - Red chilli powder; ¼ tsp - Garam masala; ½ cup - Cilantro (Coriander) - chopped; 1 TBSP - Mint (Pudina) – chopped (Optional)