Name: Ambur biryani
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500 grams Chicken (or ½ kg ); 1 ½ cups seeraga samba rice ( or jeeraga samba ); 3 tbsp oil; 4 inch cinnamon sticks ( / dalchini); 8 to 10 cloves; 8 to 10 green cardamoms; 2 tbsp sliced onions; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 Handful coriander leaves (, chopped ); 6 to 8 red chilies ( deseeded & soaked in water - about 2 tbsp paste); ½ cup onions (sliced.); ¼ cup tomato (or 1 medium ripe, deseeded and sliced (do not use sour ones) ); 1 ½ tbsp curd; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 Handful mint (/ pudina chopped finely); 1 Handful coriander leaves ( finely chopped)