Wash and soak rice for 15-20 min

Then take rice in a big bowl with 3 cups of water and let it boil. Add salt,turmeric powder, cinnamon stick, star anise and cardamom to the water with rice. This will make rice flavorful

Now take a wok
Add ghee and cumin seeds
When they crackle add bay leaf and sliced onions

Let them sauté
Add ginger garlic paste

Sauté for sometime

Now add biryani masala and stir
Add chopped tomatoes and let them cook nicely. Biryani masala is flavorful so no other masala is needed.

Add methi leaves and stir till the water is absorbed

By now the rice must have boiled
Drain out the excess water and add rice in the the wok

Stir rice gently alongwith the prepared methi tomato masala

Once it’s mixed all over nicely
Switch off the flame and serve hot with any raita or plain curd