Stovetop Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

• 500g boneless skinless chicken cut into 2cm chunks
• 1 cup plain yoghurt
• finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander plus extra to garnish
• 6 cardamom pods bruised with the back of a knife
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice rinsed several times and drained
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 large handfuls spinach chopped
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds (optional) to garnish