Sri Lankan Chicken Curry - Kai tōtika - Straight-up Nutrition

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown rice
• 4 cups water
• 40g butter
• 2 small onions, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 fresh green chillies, deseeded, finely chopped
• 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• Handful of basil, chopped
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• 600g chicken breast, cut in 3cm pieces
• 1 cup coconut milk
• Fresh coriander, to serve