Plain Pulao: (Madhu Sree )

Plain Pulao:

Onion: 1 1/2 big
Basmati rice: 2 cups
Water - 2 cups
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Pepper jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
Green chillie - 3
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
Ginger garlic paste - 1 or 1 1/2 tbsp
Scraped coconut - 3/4 cup (optional)
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:

Clean the rice with water and drain the water. Keep the rice aside for about 20 minutes.

Cut onion. In a cooker, pour oil(more the oil more the taste , replace with butter for more taste  ).
Put cinnamon, cloves and fry for some seconds, once u get the aroma, put the ginger garl paste, fry for some seconds.
Put onion, fry till the onion turns transparent. Put the green chilli, fry again. Put all corainder powder, pepper jeera powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix it.
Put the rice and fry it for about 5 minutes. Now add the coconut, water and keep it for 2 whistles. Plain pulao is ready to eat. Serve it with anykind of gravy.

Here is the pic taken just 2 minutes before from my lunch box