Handi Chicken Biryani - Taste Spread

Ingredients

• 150 g chicken (bone-in pieces preferred)
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup basmati rice (soaked for 30 minutes)
• 1 tbsp oil or ghee
• 1 small onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 medium tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 green chili (slit lengthwise)
• 1/2 tsp biryani masala
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 whole black peppercorns
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 green cardamoms
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (chopped)
• 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 cup water (for cooking rice)
• 1 tbsp A pinch of saffron soaked in warm milk