Soak whole masoor dal for 60 minutes.
Wash and Soak brown basmati rice for 15 minutes.
In a big microwave-safe bowl, mix brown rice, whole masoor dal, water and salt to taste.
Select Heart-healthy menu on the microwave touch panel. Press to select menu number 22.
Place the rice and dal bowl inside the microwave and press start to cook pulao in the microwave.
In the meanwhile for preparing tomato-onion masala, in a microwave-safe bowl add 1tbsp cooking oil, sliced onion, sliced tomatoes, peas, bay leaves, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon stick, green chilli, grated garlic, grated ginger ½tsp garam masala and mix everything well.
Press stop once the microwave beeps, and one the door of the microwave.
Take out this dal and rice bowl and place the bowl with tomato onion masala for the pulao in the microwave. Press the start button again.
Now once again when microwave beeps, take out the bowl and add this cooked masala in cooked dal and rice mixture along with ½ cup of milk. Mix everything and place the bowl in the microwave once again.
Close the door of the microwave and press start button again to finish off the cooking.
It will beep once Brown rice pulao is cooked.