Mango Lime Rice Recipes

STICKY RICE WITH MANGO AND LIME

Steps:

• Rinse rice well under cold water, then drain.
• Place rice and water in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil.
• Allow rice to simmer until almost all liquid has been absorbed.
• Remove pan from heat and pour coconut cream over rice.
• Cover rice and allow to stand for 5-7 minutes or until coconut cream has been absorbed.
• Stir sugar through rice and set aside.
• Place banana leaves in boiling water for 1-2 minutes or until they are soft.
• Divide rice into 6 portions.
• Spread half of each portion over the middle of the banana leaf.
• Top rice with a sprinkling of mango, lime rind and juice, and palm sugar.
• Cover filling with remaining portions of rice.
• Roll up leaves and secure with toothpicks.
• Place leaf packages on a hot barbecue or char grill and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until rice is heated through.
• Serve warm or cold.

COCONUT MANGO RICE

Steps:

• 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! ;).