Slow Cooked Chicken Stew with Aubergine - The Food Chain

Ingredients

• 2 kg chicken pieces (thighs and legs)
• 3 tbsps vegetable oil
• 3 aubergines
• 6 medium-sized onions
• 300 g okra
• 4 hot fresh chillies
• 800 g canned tomatoes
• 5 cm piece of root ginger (about 20g total)
• 6 bay leaves
• 2 bunches of fresh thyme
• 8 garlic cloves (or 4 chicken stock cubes, crumbled, plus 300ml water)
• 800 g green beans
• 800 g cauliflower
• 500 g rice (50g each)