Red Coconut Rice Pudding With Mango
- 3/4 cup red Bhutanese rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk (can use 2 percent) or rice beverage
- 1 cup unsweetened low-fat coconut milk
- Seeds from 1 split vanilla bean, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raw brown sugar, preferably fair-trade organic
- 1/2 teaspoon rose water (optional)
- 1 ripe mango, peeled, seeded and cut in thin slices
- Fresh lime juice
- Combine the rice, water and salt in a saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.
- Add the milk, coconut milk, vanilla and sugar to the rice, and stir together.
- Bring to a boil while stirring.
- Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for 10 to 20 minutes until creamy.
- Stir in the rose water.
- Scrape into a bowl or into individual serving dishes, and allow to cool.
- Serve warm, if you prefer.
- If serving chilled, cover and cool for at least two hours before serving.
- Spoon into wide serving bowls or plates, and arrange slices of mango atop or alongside each serving.
- Squeeze a little lime juice over the mango slices, and serve.
red bhutanese rice, water, salt, milk, coconut milk, vanilla bean, brown sugar, water, mango, lime juice
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013580 (may not work)