Sri Lankan Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

• 5 Cardomom
• 5 Cloves
• 5 Garlic cloves
• 1 inch cube of Ginger
• 1 green chili
• 1 tbsp Corriander powder
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1/3 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 400 g "Keeri Samba" Rice (400g = 2 cups)
• 750 g chicken drumsticks or legs bone-in
• 1 cup Plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup Cilantro leaves
• 2 tbsp Butter or Ghee or Oil
• 1 cup Onion chopped
• 1 Rampe/ Pandan leaf broken into pieces
• 1 sprig of curry leaves
• 3 Pieces of Ceylon cinnamon, roughly 2 inches long
• 2 cups water
• salt as needed
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oil only if you air-fry or bake