Chicken mulligatawny soup

Ingredients

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 2 garlic cloves , chopped
• 1 tbsp Madras curry paste , patted with paper towel to remove excess oil
• 2 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp saffron threads
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 2 cups apple juice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 green onion , thinly sliced
• green apple , for garnish
• cilantro , for garnish
• fresh lime , for garnish