Chicken Biryani Spiced with Saigon Cinnamon | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 3 tbsp. canola oil
• 2 tsp. whole coriander
• 3 chiles de arbol, crumbled by hand
• 1 1⁄2 tbsp. kosher salt
• 2 1⁄2 tsp. ground Saigon cinnamon
• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 skinless, bone-in chicken thighs
• 4 skinless, bone-in chicken legs
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 (2") piece ginger, roughly chopped
• 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup toasted sliced almonds, for garnish
• Fried shallots, for garnish
• Cilantro leaves, for garnish