Biryani-Style Chicken with Apples and Raisins

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (halved (or 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, quartered))
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 4 tsp mild curry paste or curry powder
• ¾ cup dried green lentils (rinsed and drained )
• 31/3 cups sodium-reduced chicken broth
• 1 large apple (peeled, cored and diced)
• 1 carrot (thinly sliced)
• 1½ cups white basmati rice (rinsed and drained)
• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 small cinnamon stick ((or ¼ tsp/1 mL) ground cinnamon))
• 1 cup frozen peas (thawed)
• 1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds