Traditional machboos recipe using Market produce

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¾ teaspoon ground coriander
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¾ teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 5 cardamom pods
• 1½ teaspoon paprika
• 1 chicken, cut in half
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 piece ginger, crushed
• 3 medium tomatoes, diced
• 2 dried black limes, poke a couple of holes in each
• 1 serrano or jalapeno chilli
• 2 cups basmati long grain rice
• 2½ cups water
• Vegetable oil
• Fresh coriander, chopped
• Salt
• freshly cracked black pepper