Ingredients

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon chile powder
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 2 1/4 cups basmati rice
• 3 cups water

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onions until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Add salt, garlic, chile powder, ginger, and turmeric; stir to coat. Mix tomatoes into onion mixture; cook and stir until tomatoes begin to break down, 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Stir rice into onion-tomato mixture and pour in water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.