Get the rice cooking first.

Rinse your rice until the water runs clear.

Place into your rice cooker or pot

Add water, turmeric, salt and pepper

Cook the rice according to the rice cooker or packet instructions.

While the rice is cooking, chop your chicken into bite size chunks and put into a bowl

Peel your garlic, place it on a chopping board and using the flat of a knife and the palm of your hand crush the clove.

Chop up the crushed clove.

Sprinkle the tsp of salt onto the chopped garlic and using the very edge of your knife scrape the garlic toward you in a downward motion, using the salt as an abrasive to crush it.

Alternatively, use a garlic crusher or grater.

Add the garlic to the chicken.

Clean your knife and board

Squeeze the juice of half your lemon into the bowl.

Add the herbs, salt and pepper and mix well.

Set aside to allow the chicken to marinade.

Side note: Do not be alarmed by the chicken going white. The acidity of the lemon will slightly cook the chicken.

Using the vegetable peeler, slice the courgettes into strips.

Slice your peppers as finely as you can.

Put all the vegetables in a bowl and add the other half of the lemon juice, herb and seasoning.

Taste it for seasoning.

Side note: The courgettes will taste bitter at this stage but the pickling process will eliminate this.

Set aside to pickle.

Slice up your onion and garlic.

Heat up your non-stick pan on a high heat(I used the same pan for all the cooking done)

Throw in the shaved almonds and toss them regularly until they brown

Put the almonds aside.

Throw the onions into the pan and dry fry them for about 30 seconds (you can use olive oil at this point for extra flavour)

Add the garlic and then half a cup of water.

Hint: adding water to the onion and garlic prevents them from burning and allows you to get the same caramelised effect as using oil, just takes a bit longer, first boiling them until translucent and then the dry heat coaxing out the natural sugars.

If the onions stick to the pan, deglaze with a little bit more water.

Once browned. Add the almonds back into the pan for 10 seconds and then put the mixture into a big bowl.

Once the rice is cooked, add it to the onions and almonds.

Take the chicken pieces out of the bowl and put them in the hot pan making sure they are spread out.

When they brown on the bottom flip them over and let them brown there to.

Remove from the heat.

Optional changes:

You can put the chicken onto skewers and braai them or cook them on a griddle pan

Make a dipping sauce with yogurt and herbs or serve with tzaziki

If you don’t eat nuts you can leave them out.