Ingredients

• 1 large brown or yellow onion
• 4 large cloves of garlic
• 25g piece of ginger
• 1 spring onion or scallion
• 1 long red chili or bird's eye chili
• 6 large chicken thighs (750g)
• 2 tbsp (50g) coconut oil or 2 tbsp (40ml) olive oil
• 1 tsp (5g) sea salt flakes
• 1 tsp (10 cracks) black pepper
• 3 tsp (7g) ground cumin
• 2 tsp (3g) ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp (1.5g) ground cloves
• 2 tsp (6g) smoked paprika
• 2 tsp (5g) ground turmeric
• 4 whole cardamom pods
• 3/4 cup (180ml) chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 cups (500ml) coconut milk
• 12g desiccated coconut (optional)
• 1 cup (195g) basmati rice
• 2 cups (500ml) cold water
• 2 kaffir lime leaves
• Sea salt flakes, to taste
• Roasted and chopped cashew nuts (optional)
• Fresh coriander or cilantro (optional)