Coconut Mango Rice

DIRECTIONS

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add sweet onion, ginger and garlic, if using.
• Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add rice and stir until grains are coated with butter.
• Shake can of coconut milk; add to rice along with water, salt and curry, if using.
• Cover and bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir and reduce heat to low; Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel mango and slice into thin bite-size strips or chop, then place in a bowl.
• Seed and chop pepper, slice green onions in half, lengthwise, then into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; Add to mango and stir in lime juice.
• After rice has cooked 20 minutes, stir in mango mixture.
• Cover, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes to warm mango.
• Serve scattered with coriander, if you wish.
• A nice way to present this dish is to lightly pack rice mixture into a small rounded bowl or cup, then turn out onto a plate and top with coriander.
• Enjoy! ;).