Chicken Biryani with Cucumber Raita

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 450 g chicken thighs (diced)
• 10 g fresh ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 small red or green chili (seeded and finely chopped)
• seeds from 10 cardamom pods (lightly crushed)
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 6 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp crushed black peppercorns
• 1 540ml can chopped tomatoes
• 1 1/4 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
• 1/3 cup sultanas
• 1 cup basmati rice (rinsed)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/3 cup toasted flaked almonds (to garnish)
• 200 g plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 large cucumber (coarsely grated and squeezed dry)
• 2 tbsp fresh mint (chopped)
• pepper (to taste)