I'm so sorry, I missed an important part. Just asked Johana about cooking the rice, she said it wasn't cooked, but was put through a hand grinder with the bananas to make the paste. Johana did that at another house and i didn't see it happen. The broken rice grains would soften faster. Doh, maybe I should stay away from cooking blogs, or be there for every step.
plus ours was cooked for near 1/2 hr. that could be another factor.
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