Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           rice
   1 1/2  cups          water
   1      cup           vegetables
   1      stick         cinnamon -- (1/2 inch)
   2                    cloves
   2                    cardamoms
   1 1/4  teaspoons     salt
     1/8  teaspoon      turmeric powder
   1      teaspoon      dhania powder
   2                    chiles -- (or)
     1/4  teaspoon      chile powder
  16      ounces        canned tomatoes
     1/2  cup           coconut
   1      bunch         coriander leaves
   4      cloves        garlic -- made into a paste
                        -- with -
   1      piece         ginger -- (1/2 inch)
   2      tablespoons   butter
   1                    onion -- cut lengthwise

Preparation:

Wash the rice and drain the water. Extract one cup of water from tomatoes. Pour the butter into a vessel and heat. Add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Add onions and chiles and fry until onions turn golden brown. Add ginger + garlic paste and turmeric powder paste and fry until you get a nice smell. Now pour in the tomato water + 1 cup water. Add coconut, coriander powder (Dhania powder), salt and let boil. Add rice + coriander leaves + vegetables. Reduce to low heat and let the rice cook.