Sticky sesame chicken

Name: Sticky sesame chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: olive oil, for brushing; 800 g skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into pieces (3 cm - see Tips); 250 g jasmine rice; 1000 g water; 2 tsp salt; 2 carrots (approx. 180 g), cut into thin slices (5 mm); 100 g sugar snap peas, trimmed; 1 egg; 3 tbsp cornflour (see Tips); 2 tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 2 garlic cloves; 30 g rice wine vinegar; 60 g honey; 20 g sweet chilli sauce; 60 g tomato sauce (see Tips); 30 g brown sugar; 50 g soy sauce (see Tips); 20 g sesame seeds; 2 spring onions/shallots, trimmed and cut into thin slices, for garnishing