Turmeric Rice with Tomatoes

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 tablespoon thyme
2 tablespoons coconut oil or vegan butter
zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
salt and black pepper
3/4 cup basmati rice, soaked
1 cup vegetable stock
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons parsley, roughly chopped

Cook the seasonings in the oil. Add the lemon, turmeric, and salt as well as the tomatoes. Cook the tomatoes without agitating them until they start to blister. Add rice, stock, and black pepper. Cover and cook until rice is soft. Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Let sit 5 minutes before removing from heat.