Wash and soak the white rice for 30 mins.Add 21/4 cups water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.Once pressure releases,add a tsp of oil(to avoid stickiness and mix well.Spread it on the plate.
Heat oil in a pan,saute the ingredients mentioned under 'To Saute & to Grind'.Saute until tomatoes turns little mushy.Grind to a fine paste by adding water.
Parboil the cauliflower by adding water for 5 mins in a high flame.
Heat oil in a pan,add the parboiled cauliflowers,chilli powders and salt.Roast(medium flame for 10 mins) it until cauliflowers turns light golden brown.
Heat oil in a pan,add bay leaves and cloves.Let it roast for a second.Then add in green chillies and onion,saute it until onions turns light brown.
Then add in the grinded paste,spice powders and salt.Saute it until oil oozes out from the mixture(app 15 mins in medium flame).
Finally add in the roasted cauliflowers and cooked rice.Saute it for 5 mins in medium flames(masala gets coated evenly to the rice).Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.
Serve hot with raita or poriyal as per your choice