Yellow Rice with Chicken and Vegetables - Hungry Lankan

Ingredients

• 5 cardomom
• 5 cloves
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 piece of ginger (about 1 inch cube)
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 2 pieces of cinnamon (about 3 inches long each)
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• 1 small pandan leaf broken into pieces
• 1/2 of a yellow onion
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 11/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 lb chicken bone-in
• 1 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups basmati rice, washed and drained
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup julienned or grated carrot
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green beans
• 1 cup thinly sliced leeks
• salt to your taste
• 2 tsp lime juice
• salt to sprinkle chicken with
• oil spray
• 1/3 cup fried/toasted cashews for garnishing