Sweet ginger rice porridge

I made something akin to this ages back, but recently found a ginger-y version while browsing around an inadvertently discovered recipe site. One that reminded me of the wonders of simplicity, at times. Such it was that I simmered jasmine rice with a variation of ingredients from this recipe.

1/4 cup jasmine rice
2" piece of ginger, peeled and finely minced
6 dates, stoned and halved
1 dsp dark brown sugar
2-3 cups of water

Add rice and water to a pan, and bring to the boil. (Note that I don't rinse or soak rice for porridge, though perhaps this makes it a little gloopier.)

Stir in ginger, and lower heat to a simmer. Add dates and sugar (adjusting to taste), and leave to simmer gently until rice starts to break down.

Cook to preferred softness of grain, and serve. Beware, this stuff is implausibly moreish.