This is an awesome summer salad. The mix of the ingredients may seem odd, but I promise you everyone I have served it to has loved it. Hopefully you will, too. The Mango gives just enough sweetness to the dish, and the many textures and flavors work well together. You may adjust the amounts to your liking. I tend to like more fruit and cilantro with less rice.
This is a versatile rice. You can add all sorts of vegetables or spicy Italian sausage for a heartier dish. Use Arborio rice for a creamier dish or short-grain paella rice, such as Valencia rice.
One of my childhooddays favourites! And I still do like this very fragrant, aromatic sweet pie/tarte like dish. Use apples (you might want to add more sugar then) instead of bananas, mangos or raisins. Serve lukewarm with vanilla sauce as main dish or as dessert.