Chicken and cashews

Chicken and cashews

• 1 garlic clove
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 400 g skinless chicken breast fillet or chicken thigh fillet, cut into strips (approx. 5 x 2 cm)
• 300 g basmati rice (see Tips)
• 900 g water
• 100 - 200 g broccoli, broken into florets
• 225 g canned bamboo shoots, drained
• 1 carrot, cut into thin slices diagonally
• 3 celery stalks, cut into pieces (4 cm)
• 6 spring onions/shallots, trimmed and cut into pieces (4 cm)
• ½ capsicum, deseeded and cut into pieces (1 cm)
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, plus extra for garnishing
• 50 g roasted unsalted cashew nuts

Sauce

• 1 ½ tsp cornflour
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 fresh long red chilli, deseeded if preferred (optional)
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 40 g soy sauce or tamari
• 2 - 3 tsp honey, to taste
• 1 pinch sea salt, to taste
• 1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste
• 20 g lime juice (approx. 1 lime), to serve (optional)