Method

• Begin with rinsing and soaking the rice and leave aside for half an hour.
• After the rice has soaked, boil it in water until it has cooked and become fluffy.
• In a separate pan, heat some oil and add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and fennel seeds. Add in cashew nuts, green chillies, curry leaves and continue to fry.
• Add onions and cook until they become translucent. Gradually, add ginger-garlic paste and fry for further 30 seconds.
• Add in pureed tomatoes and continue to cook.
• Now add chopped tomato, salt, garam masala and chilli powder. Cook this for a couple of minutes. Now toss the cooked rice with this masala.
• In the end, sprinkle the rice with freshly cut coriander leaves and serve.