Arroz Con Dulce: Puerto Rican Rice Pudding

Name: Arroz Con Dulce: Puerto Rican Rice Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 piece of ginger (about 1 inch, peeled and sliced); 2 to 3 cinnamon sticks; 6 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk; 1 cup medium-grain rice (or short-grain rice); 1/2 cup white sugar (or brown sugar); 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1/4 cup coconut flakes (sweetened); Garnish: ground cinnamon (to taste)