Caribbean Rice and Peas

Name: Caribbean Rice and Peas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic; 220g pineapple. Tinned or fresh; 1 vegetable stock cube; 500ml boiling water; 1 x 15ml spoon vegetable oil; 240g basmati rice; reduced fat coconut milk 400g; 400g x2 cans red kidney beans; 3 spring onions; 15g fresh coriander. or 10g dried; 30g fresh mint or thyme; black pepper to taste