Chicken biryani from India (easy recipe)

Ingredients

• 300 grams long grain basmati rice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 bay leaves
• a handful of fresh mint leaves
• 1 red onion
• 3 cm fresh ginger root
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 green chillies
• 4 tablespoons neutral oil (or clarified butter: ghee)
• a handful of cashew nuts
• optional: a handful of raisins
• splash of water
• 100 ml milk
• few threads of saffron (or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric)
• 8 chicken legs
• 125 ml Greek yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• half teaspoon ground turmeric
• half teaspoon chilli powder
• half teaspoon ground cumin seeds
• half teaspoon ground coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 star anise
• 4 cloves
• 5 cardamom pods
• 5 black peppercorns