4 cardamom pilau spiced rice Recipes

white basmati rice, oil, onions, peeled and diced, garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely diced, cumin seeds, boneless chicken or 1 1/2 lbs breasts, cubed, saffron strand, boiling water, cardamom pods, bruised, chopped fresh mint, garam masala, cinnamon stick, skinned and chopped tomatoes or 8 oz tinned chopped tomatoes, sultanas, salt, pepper, blanched almonds, toasted

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks, whole milk yogurt, juice of half a lemon, ground cinnamon, garam masala, grated fresh ginger, saffron thread, organic chicken stock, butter, peanut oil, basmati rice, sultana (golden raisins), cardamom pods, bruised, rose water, fresh lemon , juice and zest, almonds, toasted, shelled pistachio nut, fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

basmati rice, water, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, green cardamom pods, slightly crushed, black cardamom pods if you can get hold of them , otherwise no matter, scant quarter of a tsp turmeric powder, a drop of cooking oil for frying spices