Chicken Buriyani Masala : Sri Lanka Recipes : Malini's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 3 cup Basmati rice
• 4 x chicken breasts**
• 1/2 lrg onion minced
• 2 clv garlic minced
• 3 tbl vegetable oil or ghee
• 8 oz plain yogurt
• 1 pch saffron threads
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp red chile powder* medium heat
• 1/4 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp ginger, powdered
• 1 tbl turmeric
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp mace
• 1/2 x salt (or to taste)
• 6 x cardamom seeds peeled
• 4 x bay leaves dried, crushed
• 1 x lump tamarind pulp, marble-sized
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves