Brunei Chicken Nasi Beryani

Ingredients:

* 1 chicken, about 1 kg
* 1 tbsp poppy seeds
* 1 clove garlic
* 1 cup shallots - sliced
* 1 tsp curry powder
* 2 to 3 tsps salt
* 2 chillies
* 1/2 coconut - grated
* 5 cm piece ginger
* 4 tbsps ghee
* 5 cloves
* 5 cm cinnamon stick
* 10 cashew nuts
* 10 almonds
* 450 gms long-grain rice

Directions:

* Cut chicken into 6 to 8 pieces
* Grind together garlic, ginger, chillies, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and almonds.
* Heat ghee and fry cloves, cinnamon, shallots.
* Add in the chicken pieces, 1 tsp salt, ground ingredients and curry powder.
* Stir to mix and cook covered for 10 minutes.
* Extract 1 - 2 cups coconut milk from coconut. Add in salt. Mixed with washed rice and cook it.
* When the rice has absorbed all the milk, make a well in the center and put the chicken mixture.
* Cover and allow rice to cook over very low fire.

Serve hot and Enjoy!