Chicken Kabsa Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ small cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 in (2.5 cm) root ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 ½ cups (1lb 2oz) basmati rice
• A few saffron strands
• 2 tbsp rosewater
• 8 tbsp (4oz) Kerrygold Salted Butter
• 4 shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 onions, diced
• 1 large chicken, jointed and cut into about 8 pieces
• 1 ¾ cups (14oz) canned chopped tomatoes
• 3 ¾ cups (1 ½ pints) chicken stock (from stock cubes is fine)
• 1 tsp salt
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp (1oz) Kerrygold Salted Butter
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 4 tbsp slivered almonds
• 4 tbsp shelled pistachio nuts
• 4 tbsp raisins