Chicken Dum Biryani (Kacchi style) - Hungry Lankan

Ingredients

• 750 g chicken pieces with bone (5 -6 drumsticks)
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp red chili powder (change according to how hot you want it)
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 2 green chilies halved
• 1/4 cup chopped mint (packed)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (packed)
• 1/2 cup fried onions crushed with hands and packed
• 1 tbsp oil (best use the oil you fried your onions)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
• 2 tsp oil
• salt (a lot) - refer the notes in the description
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 piece of cinnamon
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamom
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp ghee
• Some fried onions
• 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro
• 1/4 cup loosely packed mint
• 2 tsp of milk with few saffron strands or few drops of food color