Agitate and rinse rice in cold water until water runs clear.
Bring water to boil in separate pot/microwave
Briefly toast rice and cardamom in MED hot pot with a touch of neutral oil (1 min). Add boiling water, then coconut, and salt. Combine. Reduce heat to lowest setting. Cover and cook 16 minutes, stirring rice off bottom of pot halfway through. Remove from heat, remaining covered, 10 minutes.
Uncover, remove cardamom pods. Fluff with fork then add cilantro and lime juice & zest, Fluff to mix and serve!