Chicken Bukhari Rice (Saudi Traditional Rice)

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 ml) oil
• 2 carrots, cut into a julienne
• A handful of black raisins
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces, skin on, salted and peppered
• 2 medium sized crushed tomatoes
• 1-2 tsp tomato paste
• 2 cups basmati rice (long grain), washed and drained
• 3½ cups water
• 2 green chili peppers
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Optional: 1-2 tsp cumin
• Coriander, a bunch
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2-4 Tomatoes
• 2 green chilis, or more according to your spice requirement
• Lemon juice, according to taste