Jollof rice with chicken

Place chicken and 750 ml water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add half the onions, 1 tsp each of curry powder and thyme, stock cube and 2 tsp salt, and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken is almost cooked through. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. Pat chicken dry with paper towel.
Meanwhile, process capsicum, tomatoes and remaining onions in a food processor to a paste. Set aside.
Fill a large saucepan with 5cm oil and place over medium heat. Cook chicken, turning, for 3 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate, reserving 1cm oil in pan.
Add capsicum paste and remaining 1 tsp each of curry powder and thyme. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until golden. Add tomato paste and cook for a further 5 minutes or until oil starts to separate from paste. Add chicken and cook for a further 3 minutes or until well coated in the mixture. Using tongs, remove chicken from pan, leaving the sauce, transfer to an oven tray and cover with foil.
To make jollof rice, add rice, reserved cooking liquid and 1L water to tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook, stirring halfway, for 45 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
When the rice is halfway through cooking, reheat chicken in a warm oven for 20 minutes. Serve with jollof rice and fried plantains.