Chicken Biryani recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 2kg chicken pieces
• 500ml box sourmilk,
• 2 tomatoes (liquidized),
• Handful fresh green dhania (coriander) (chopped),
• Handful fresh mint (chopped),
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cardamom pods
• 5 cloves
• 3 bay leaves,
• 2 star anise,
• good pinch saffron strands,
• few drops saffron essence (optional),
• 2 teaspoons rough Salt,
• 2 teaspoons chilli powder,
• 1 teaspoon rough red chillies,
• 1 large serving spoon Red ginger garlic masala,
• 1 tablespoon ground green chillies,
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• ¼ cup Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 4 Whole green chillies (slit longwards)