* 2 cups: Rice (long, grained)
* 1/2 cup: Sugar
* 4 tsp: Ghee
* 18-20: Almonds.
* 12-15: Cashew nuts.
* Pinch: Saffron.
* 1/4 tsp: Nutmeg Powder.
* 1/2 tsp: Green Cardamom Powder
1. Wash rice twice and soak in just enough water to cover it
for half an hour. Drain excess water.
2. Place almonds and cashew nuts in a flat microwave dish and
cook, uncovered on Microwave medium (70%) for five minutes. Let
them cool and thinly slice the almonds. Halve the cashew nuts.
3. In a deep casserole, mix ghee and rice and cook, uncovered,
on Microwave high (100%) for two minutes.
4. Stir. Cook, uncovered on Microwave high (100%) for two
minutes more.
5. Mix nutmeg powder, green cardamom powder, saffron, raisins
and sugar into the rice.
6. Add three and a half cups of water and milk and stir once.
7. Cover and cook on Microwave high (100%) for fifteen minutes.
8. Allow standing time for five minutes.
9. Garnish with almonds and cashew nuts. Serve hot.