Steamed plantains and rice

 Well I made the rice with plantains.  I think the usual approach is steam the rice, fry the plantain.  Just the word "fry" makes me gag.  So I cut up the plantains and put them in with the rice and a little spices. 

I did 1 cup rice (basic white rice), 2.5 cups water, 1/2 t ground ginger, 1/2 t ground cinnamon, 1/8 t salt, 1 cut up ripe (going black) plantain.  

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The rice is very sticky.  It seems bland, which is what I need.  I put a lime wedge in there, squeezed the juice out and then put the wedge in before I cooked it (I removed it when done).  It's something different to eat at any rate.  The plantain only cost me 50 cents at work, I already had the other ingredients.