Chicken pilaf with carrot and cucumber salad

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
• 300 grams chicken thigh fillets, coarsely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons moroccan spice mix
• 2 tablespoons currants
• 2/3 cup long-grain brown rice
• cucumber salad, to serve
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander
• 1 tablespoon flaked almonds
• Carrot and cucumber salad
• 1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
• 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
• 1 small lebanese cucumber, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced diagonally
• 2 teaspoons vegetable or olive oil
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey, warmed
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds