This Rice Dish Is Delicious

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken pieces

Chicken breast is leaner, while bone-in pieces add flavor and moisture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while vegetable oil is more affordable.

Clean the chicken thighs and place them in a bowl.

Add onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dried pepper, curry powder, chicken seasoning powder, and salt to the chicken.

Mix the spices with the chicken until well combined.

Cover the chicken and leave it to marinate for at least 30 minutes (or refrigerate if marinating longer).

In a pot, add a little bit of oil and heat it.

Once the oil is hot, add the marinated chicken and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes on each side.

After 5 minutes, flip the chicken to cook the other side.

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.

Slice tomatoes, bell pepper, Habanero peppers, onions, spring onions, garlic, and ginger.

In the same oil used for the chicken, add sliced onions and fry for 2 minutes.

Add grated garlic and ginger, and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, then fry for 5 minutes to reduce the sour taste of the tomato paste.

Add sliced tomatoes and peppers to the pot.

Add chicken seasoning powder, salt, thyme, curry powder, and stir.

Leave the sauce to cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add washed rice to the sauce and stir for about 5 minutes to enhance the flavor of the rice.

Add chicken stock and hot water to the pot and stir.

Place the cooked chicken on top of the rice and add the juice that came out from the chicken for more flavor.

Cover the pot and cook the rice on medium to low heat for 30 minutes.

Optionally, you can bake the rice in the oven instead of cooking on the stove.

After 30 minutes, the rice is ready. Finish with chopped spring onions before serving.

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