• 3 lbs Chicken or 1.5 kg
• 4 cups Rice almost 800 g
• 1/2 cup Yogurt
• 1 1/2 cup Oil
• 2 tbsp Vinegar
• 1/4 tsp Food color
• 4-5 Onions sliced
• 5-6 Tomatoes chopped
• 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

Spices

• 4 tbsp Salt or to taste
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder or to taste
• 1 tbsp Red crushed pepper or to taste
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1 tbsp Cumin powder
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1 tbsp Fennel seeds
• 3 Black cardamoms
• 12-14 Black pepper
• 8 Cloves
• 1 Star flower (baadiyan ka phool)
• 10-12 Dried plums
• 4 tbsp Dried mint

Garnishing

• Green chilies
• Fresh mint
• Lemon cut into thin slices
• 1/2 cup Fried onions