I also made this as a side dish and found it overall very good, but rather bland as prepared. It was also very juicy when the rice was done - I had to thicken it a bit. I am keeping this one to have again, but next time I will add a bit of heat (maybe some curry or finely shopped hot pepper) and will only use as much of the reserve liquid as my rice can use, rather than a full2.5 cups.

Reviewed On: Mar. 11, 2008