Tomato Bath

Wash and soak the basmati rice for half an hour. In a blender add ginger, coconut, fennel seeds,cinnamon, clove and make a fine paste. In a hot pan add oil followed by bay leaf, cumin seeds,fennel seeds,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom, green chillies, asafoetida and finely chopped cabbage. Fry them well for 2 mins and add the paste and fry till the raw smell disappears. Add the chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves and give a good mix followed by tomatoes, salt, turmeric and cook on a medium flame till the oil comes out. Drain all the water from the vessel where the rice was soaked and add tomato paste, water, few drops of ghee in the rice cooker. Once the rice is cooked add fried cashews and bread pieces.