Ingredients:
1 - whole chicken(cut into pieces),
1/2 kg - basmati rice(pre-soaked for atleast half an hour),
200 g - clarified butter or cooking oil
200 g - plain yogurt,
2 - medium thinly sliced onions,
2 - cinnamon sticks(dal cheeni),
5 - cardamom pods(choti ilaichi),
6 - cloves(lavang),
1 tbsp - garlic paste,
1 tbsp - ginger paste,
1/2 tbsp - turmeric powder,
1 tbsp - red chilli powder,
3 tbsp - coriander powder,
1 tbsp - cumin powder,
1/2 tbsp - cumin seeds,
few saffron strands soaked in five tbsps of water
ready fried onions for garnishing
chopped fresh coriander leaves