Mollie Katzen

Ingredients

• ½ cup wild rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil or grapeseed oil
• 1 ½ cups finely minced onion (1 medium)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (plus up to a teaspoon each of other chili powders, if desired – see note above)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 ½ tablespoons minced or crushed garlic
• 1 medium-sized red bell pepper, minced
• 1 medium-sized poblano or Anaheim chili, minced
• 1 pound frozen mango chunks, chopped while still frozen into tiny dice (or 3 pounds fresh mangoes - pitted, peeled, chopped)
• 3 cups water or low-sodium vegetable stock (possibly more)
• Up to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice (optional)
• Light-colored honey (optional)
• Black pepper
• Crushed red pepper
• Lemon or lime wedges (optional)