Coconut Mango Rice With Mint Recipes

COCONUT-MINT AND MANGO RICE SALAD

Steps:

• To toast your almonds, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F, and place nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet, and toast for approximately 10 minutes, shaking your pan periodically to rotate the nuts, until they are golden and fragrant.
• Set aside to cool.
• Combine rice and broth in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then stir and cover.
• Reduce your heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 15 mins, or until liquid is absorbed.
• Turn off heat and allow rice to stand covered for 10 mins, and uncover and fluff with a fork.
• In a nonreactive large bowl, mix coconut milk, lime juice, vinegar, ginger, chilies, mustard oil, salt and pepper.
• Add rice to this mixture, stirring to coat the rice very well.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours for rice to absorb flavors.
• Before serving, bring rice to room temperature, and then stir in your mango, scallions and 1/4 cup of mint.
• Taste test to see if seasonings suit you.
• if not, you may want to add more vinegar, salt, or pepper.
• Garnish with the toasted almonds and remaining 1/4 cup of chopped mint.

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! ;).