for chicken
4-5 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger powder (or 1 tsp grated ginger)
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp oil

for rice
3 qts water
1 tsp salt
10 green cardamom pods crushed
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
2 C basmati rice

for onions
2 medium onions sliced thin
2 serrano chiles minced (remove the seeds and membranes if you want it less spicy)
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp salt

for assembly
1 C + 3 Tbs water the rice was boiled in
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs cilantro minced
2 Tbs mint minced
1/2 tsp saffron (optional)