Microwave experiment magic # 1 - Different rice recipe

Whenever i am out, I was searching for some different rice recipe. I tried this. It is a quick to prepare and even more quicker in a microwave..I adopted the method from Mallika Badrinath's book - posted by someone in the blog, though i plan to add their detail, sorry i don't remember them :)

Being bachelor, tried this. It turned out super delicious..

Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Milk - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar candy ( kalkandu in tamil ) - 1 cup
Saffron - few strands
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 2 pinches
Ghee - 1 tablespoon
Chopped cashews,almonds and raisins - 1 tablespoon
Ghee - 3 tablespoons

Directions

1. Wash rice and mix with the measured water and allow it to soak for 30 minutes.
2. Cook on micro High for 13 to 15 minutes in a closed bowl along with the milk until the rice gets cooked well.
3. Stir once and again micro High for 5 minutes.
4. Mix the rice along with the kalkandu, coconut, saffron, cardamom and one tablespoon ghee.
5. Again micro High for three minutes keeping the vessel opened.
6. In a plate mix the nuts, raisins and the remaining ghee and micro High for 3 minutes.
7. Add this to the rice and mix well.
8. Allow 3 minutes standing time.
9. You can also prepare this using sugar instead of the kalkandu..There is no much difference in the taste of the rice.

Ting tong, the delicious kalkandu sadham is ready. It's yummy.