Add your rice to a boiling pot of water and parboil, sieve the rice and rinse,then put back to a pot,add water, salt and boil till water is drained

For stew: wash your tomato,pepper, garlic and onion den grind. Add tomato paste to a pot and allow the water to drain (it saves time while frying the stew)

Heat some oil in a pot and add the tomato paste to fry, stir continuously and add your seasoning and spice. Add water to your desired thickness and allow to boil.

Serve

Chop your cabbage, scrape and grate your carrot,dice your banana to gannish.