Coconut Mango Rice

14 ingredients
14 steps

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)

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
  2. 2
    Add sweet onion, ginger and garlic, if using.
  3. 3
    Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add rice and stir until grains are coated with butter.
  5. 5
    Shake can of coconut milk; add to rice along with water, salt and curry, if using.
  6. 6
    Cover and bring mixture to a boil.
  7. 7
    Stir and reduce heat to low; Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
  8. 8
    Meanwhile, peel mango and slice into thin bite-size strips or chop, then place in a bowl.
  9. 9
    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.
  10. 10
    After rice has cooked 20 minutes, stir in mango mixture.
  11. 11
    Cover, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes to warm mango.
  12. 12
    Serve scattered with coriander, if you wish.
  13. 13
    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.
  14. 14
    Enjoy! ;).

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