Boil 2 cups water in a
deep non-stick pan. Add rice, salt, bay leaf, cloves, black cardamom and cinnamon, mix, cover and cook till the rice is done and all the water is absorbed.
Heat oil in a non-stick
pan, add cumin seeds and fennel seeds and saute till fragrant.
Add onion and saute
till light brown. Add fenugreek leaves, corn kernels and salt and cook till done.
Put alternate layers of
rice and methi-makai mixture on a serving platter and serve hot.