Coconut-papaya Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
• 1/4 cup water
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
• 1 ripe papaya, peeled, seeded and chopped (1 pound)

Recipe

• 1 heat all ingredients except papaya to boiling in 2-quart saucepan, stirring once or twice; reduce heat. cover and simmer 19 minutes (do not lift cover or stir); remove from heat. fluff rice lightly with fork. cover and let steam 5 to 10 minutes.
• 2 mash half of the papaya. reserve 2 tablespoons chopped papaya. stir mashed papaya and remaining chopped papaya into rice. heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot. sprinkle with reserved papaya and, if desired, additional cinnamon.
• 3 substitution.
• 4 if you’re in the mood to experiment, go ahead and replace the papaya with an equal amount of chopped mango.