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Day 1.
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Cover chicken thighs with curry paste and garlic powder and cover in fridge for 12 hours +.
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Day 2.
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Chop onion and carrot and lightly fry in a little oil in a wok.
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Add tomatoes to wok
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Add chicken and stock to wok
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Place lid on and simmer for approx 2 hours stirring occasionally
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Place lentils in separate pot and cover with boiling water, simmer for 20 mins.
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Rince in colander with cold water until water runs clear
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Boil rice in lots of water with a chicken stock cube and 3 teaspoons of curry paste.
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Only cook 60% rice needs to be aldente, drain and rince with cold water untill water runs clear, this also stops the cooking process.
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Place rice and lentils into large bowl and mix well, put to one side.
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Clean up, kitchens looks like a bomb went off.
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When chicken has had its time remove from wok and place in large oven dish with lid
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Strain remaining liquid in to a jug or bowl and put to one side add carrots and onions to chicken, add currants (optional)
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At this point you shoud have a jug of cooking liquid, a bowl of rice and lentils and an oven dish with chicken, veg and currants.
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Place rice and lentil mix on top of chicken in oven dish and pad down to fill gaps
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Do not fill dish to top as rice is going to expand.
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pour half the cooking liquid through the rice, spreading over surface.
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Remember you can add more later if needed during cooking, you need enough to cook the rice but no more.
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Place lid on dish and in oven on 200c for approx 90 to 120 mins depending on oven.
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Rice will steam and fluff up.
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If liquid cooks of and rice needs longer than add a little more.
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When rice is light and fluffy remove from oven and allow to cool.
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Your not finished yet!
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When cool move rice from top into a clean large bowl and season to taste.
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Shred chicken from bone and add to bowl chop skin in small pieces and add to bowl.
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Discard bones.
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Mix well so chicken is evenly distributed through rice.
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Cover with clingfilm and cool then fridge over night.
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Trust me its better the next day.
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Day 3.
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Serve whats needed and freeze the rest in individual foils.
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Reheats great in microwave.
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Enjoy.
