Add the rice to a saucepan with double the amount of hot water (1 cup rice = 2 cups water) plus pinch salt. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat and leave to cook for 12 minutes.
Seafood Lentil Ragu
Fry onion in a little olive oil for a few minutes until soft then stir in the garlic for 30 seconds before pouring in the red wine and mixed dried herbs and reducing the wine by two-thirds.
Once the wine is reduced, squeeze in the tomato puree, add the tinned tomatoes (plus half a tin of water), lentils, sugar, fish sauce, salt and pepper and spices and simmer for 8 minutes until thicker, then stir in the prawns and mussels and cook for a few more minutes until the prawns are pink and cooked through.
Serve on rice with pinch of chipotle flakes, a little extra drizzle of olive oil and chopped fresh parsley.
Flexitarian Option
Use vacuum sealed mussels for convenience or upgrade with a few extra large prawns added at the end.
Notes
Use vacuum sealed mussels for convenience or upgrade with a few extra large prawns added at the end.