Nawabi Biryani

Ingredients

• chicken

  skinned, cut into serving pieces
  1 kg
• long grained rice

  soaked in water for ½ hour, washed
  1½ cups
• yoghurt
  2 cups
• clarified butter (ghee)
  1 cup
• milk
  1 cup
• peppercorns
  10 unit
• cloves
  8 unit
• mint

  leaves only
  8 sprigs
• cardamoms
  5 unit
• onions

  sliced
  4 unit
• coriander leaves

  chopped
  1 cup
• almonds

  blanched, halved
  ½ cup
• ginger-garlic paste
  3 tbsp
• chilli powder
  2 tsp
• garam masala powder
  1 tsp
• mixed cumin seeds and shahjeera
  1 tsp
• turmeric powder
  1 tsp
• saffron
  ½ tsp
• salt to taste
  1 unit