Easy One Pot Mexican Rice with Black Beans and Corn (Vegan)

• 1 tbspolive oil
• 1onion — diced
• 3garlic cloves — crushed or grated
• 1 tspwhole cumin seeds — or ground cumin
• 3 tspsmoked paprika
• ½ tspchilli flakes — dried, or fresh chilli
• 1red bell pepper — diced, or green bell pepper or yellow bell pepper
• 300 gbasmati rice — or long grain rice
• 350 mlpassata — or tin chopped tomatoes
• 350 mlwater
• —Salt and pepper to taste
• 100 gtinned corn — or frozen corn or roasted corn on the cob
• 400 gblack beans — drained, rinsed
• 2 tbspfresh coriander (cilantro) — chopped

To garnish (all optional)

• —fresh coriander (cilantro) — extra, chopped
• —Spring onions (scallions) — sliced
• —Fresh chillies — sliced

To serve (all optional)

• —Sweet Potato
• Mexican Roasted Corn on the Cob
• —Chunky Guacamole — prepared