Surinamese Mixed Rice

Ingredients

 * 1	lb	Brown rice
 * 1/3	lb	Yellow split beans
 * 1 1/2	pt	Water, (or a bit more or a bit less...)
 * 1	x	Big onion, in small pieces
 * 1	x	Tomato
 * 2	x	Spoons of tomato paste
 * 1	x	Hot pepper
 * 1	x	Vegan bouillon cube, (optional, but it ads to the "Surinamese" taste)
 * 1	cup	Cubed pumpkin
 * 1	cup	White cabbage, coarse cut
 * Salt, (optional)
 * Black pepper

Directions

 * 1) Cook the yellow split beans half done. Throw the cook water away.
 * 2) Simmer the onion a few minutes, add the small cut tomatoe and the bouillon cube, simmer about five minutes.
 * Add, if neccesary a bit of water.
 * 1) Add the half cooked split beans and the tomato paste. Add the water.
 * 2) Stir, and simmer another five minutes.
 * 3) Add the pumpkin and cook till pumpkin is half done.
 * 4) Taste the sauce. Add black pepper. The sauce should taste rather strong.
 * 5) Add the drained rice. The sauce level should be a phalanx above the rice. If necessary, add some water. Taste the gravy again! #Stir, let the sauce cook, and put cabbage and hot pepper on top, and put the pot on the lowest possible gas. (The pepper gives a special flavour)
 * 6) Simmer for about half an hour. Taste if the rice is nearly done.
 * 7) Sprinkle if necessary a bit of HOT water over the rice and cook another five minutes. Take the hot pepper out of the pot and stir the cabbage carefully - with a fork - through the rice. Put the pepper back.
 * 8) Simmer for another five minutes. The rice should be dry and tasty.
 * 9) Take the pot of the stove, take the lid of the pot and leave the rice five minutes untouched.
 * 10) Cut the hot pepper in very small pieces (with a fork and knife, so that you don't burn your hands.)
 * 11) Serve with cucumber, onions and tomatoes in vinegar.