Coconut Mango Rice

Name: Coconut Mango Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia or 1 red onion, chopped); 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced; 2 minced garlic cloves (optional); 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice; 14 ounces light unsweetened coconut milk; 2 cups water; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon curry powder (optional); 1 mango; 1 sweet red pepper; 1 green onion; 2 tablespoons lime juice or 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 1/2 cup coriander leaves, coarsely chopped (optional)

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Recipe by Mommy Diva

A fun Caribbean inspired recipe I found to post for ZWT3.

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READY IN: 40mins

SERVES: 6-8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

tablespoon butter
1

large sweet onion (such as Vidalia or 1 red onion, chopped)
2

tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
2

minced garlic cloves (optional)
1 ¹⁄₂

cups long-grain rice
14

ounces light unsweetened coconut milk
2

cups water
2

teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂

teaspoon curry powder (optional)
1

mango
1

sweet red pepper
1

green onion
2

tablespoons lime juice or 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
¹⁄₂

cup coriander leaves, coarsely chopped (optional)

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! ;).