BBC Food - Recipes - Chicken with spicy rice

Ingredients

• 1 small whole chicken
• 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 30ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ tbsp dried thyme (if using fresh allow for 1 tbsp thyme leaves)
• salt and black pepper
• 1 courgette , thickly sliced on the diagonal
• 1 red pepper , deseeded and sliced into wedges
• 200g/7oz of long grain rice
• 1 large cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cardamom pods
• 125g/4½oz green raisins
• 1 lemon , zest and juice
• 1 lime , zest and juice
• 100g/3½oz monkey nuts , shelled, lightly toasted and chopped
• 1 tbsp finely sliced spring onions
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (optional)