Spiced chicken pilaf

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, halved
• 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
• 4 allspice berries
• 1 cinnamon stick, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked or sweet paprika
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
• 2 cups (400g) basmati rice
• 1 large (200g) brown onion, sliced thinly
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 cups (750ml) salt-reduced chicken stock
• 1/2 cup (140g) canned chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley