Biriyani With Chicken: The Perfect Weeknight Meal

Ingredients

• 400g Basmati rice, well rinsed
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 cardamom pods
• 2 cloves
• olive oil for frying
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 knob ginger, grated
• 1 tbsp (15ml) turmeric
• 2 tsp (10ml) ground cumin
• 1 tbsp (15ml) ground coriander
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
• 6-8 chicken pieces
• 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 ½ cups (375ml) Greek yoghurt
• 15g fresh coriander
• ½ cup (125ml) milk
• few strands saffron
• salt and freshly ground black pepper