Lebanese poussin with spiced aubergine pilaf recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 1 aubergine roughly diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil plus a bit extra
• 2 small poussin
• ¼ tsp allspice plus 2 good pinches
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 onion halved and thinly sliced
• 100g basmati rice
• 2 tbsp pine nut
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• good pinch of ground cloves
• 200ml hot chicken stock (or gluten-free alternative)
• 2 tbsp currant
• 1 large tomato chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped mint plus a few leaves and sprigs to serve
• 1 tbsp chopped dill plus a few leaves and sprigs to serve
• 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• sumac for sprinkling (optional- we used Bart)