Arroz con dulce

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rice, 4 1/2 cups coconut milk, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 cinnamon sticks, 2 ounces ginger, 6 whole cloves, pinch of nutmeg, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup of raisins.

Directions:

Rinse rice and then cover it in water and let it soak for up two hours. The rice will soak up the water, so make sure you have a couple extra inches of water above the top layer of rice. Once the rice has been soaking for around an hour and forty minutes,combine the coconut milk with the salt, cinnamon sticks,ginger,cloves and nutmeg in a medium size pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce the heat to medium cover and boil for 15 minutes. Drain the rice thoroughly and add to the pot. Mix and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add sugar and raisins. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed. Remove the cinnamon sticks and cloves. Then spoon the rice onto a flat serving platter. Allow it to cool at room temperature. Once it’s cool you can eat it!