Indian Tomato Rice | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed until water runs clear
• ¹⁄₄ cup canola oil
• 1 tsp. black mustard seeds
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. ground turmeric
• 6 fresh or frozen curry leaves
• 3 chiles de árbol, stemmed
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 small yellow onion, minced
• 3 plum tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. asafoetida
• Kosher salt, to taste