Chicken and coconut curry with pilau rice | Farmer's Weekly SA

Ingredients

• 6-8 chicken thighs, bone in, skin off
• 25mm fresh root ginger
• 3-5 cloves of garlic
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground coriander seeds (dhania)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cardamom pods (elachi)
• 2 dried or fresh red chillies
• Fresh coriander sprigs (dhania) on demand
• Canola or sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
• 1 tablespoon ground almonds
• 1 can coconut milk
• 300g basmati rice
• 700ml chicken stock
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 chopped cloves garlic
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 6 cardamom pods (elachi)
• ½ cup sultanas
• ½ cup cashew nuts