Bajan cou cou with rice

Name: Bajan cou cou with rice
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 60g fresh coriander; 35g fresh parsley; 2 leek, roughly chopped; 3 spring onions, chopped; 2 garlic cloves; half a small onion; 2.5cm (1 inch) chunk of fresh ginger, peeled; 4 sprigs thyme; 4 red chili peppers; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 650g white fish fillets (such as coley, cod or pollock), cleaned and washed; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 small onion, sliced; half a yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into strips; 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into strips; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 0.5 teaspoon salt (optional); 200g rice; 100g carrots, diced; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 600ml water