Coconut rice is a specialty dish common to West Africa, including Nigeria. Because it is popular, there are many different, but all of them contain rice, coconut, tomatoes, peppers, onion and spices. Some versions are cooked with chicken; others are made with fresh fish or other seafood, such as shrimp. Some recipes call for ground dried shrimp, which adds a salty fishy flavor to the coconut-sweetened rice dish, but this ingredient isn't used in all recipes.

Rinse the chicken and pat it dry with paper towels. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

Heat a heavy frying pan. Pour the sesame oil in the frying pan and, when the oil is hot, add the chicken pieces. Fry them until they are brown on all sides. Remove the chicken pieces and put them in a soup pot with the chicken broth. Cook for another 10 to 15 minutes until the chicken is done. Remove the chicken pieces and reserve them.

Add the rice, coconut, onions, canned tomatoes and peppers to the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat. Cover the pot and cook the rice for 10 minutes.

Place the chicken on top of the rice, cover the pot and continue cooking until the rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed, about 10 more minutes.