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Mozambican chicken pilaff
Hearty African rice dish.
Method
- Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan. Add the onions and cook gently until beginning to soften, but do not allow to brown. Add the chicken and stir-fry until coloured. Add the turmeric, ginger, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and cloves and stir for a minute.
- Add the tomatoes and stock then stir in the garlic, pinch of cinnamon and sugar. Season with the crushed peppercorns and salt to taste and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the drained rice and coconut milk and cook on a low heat, stirring from time to time, for 10-15 minutes until the rice is cooked.
- Scatter over the cashew nuts and serve.