Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani

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Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups basmati rice
• ¼ cup vegetable oil, divided
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 pods black cardamom
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup fat-free yogurt
• 4 green chile peppers
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon ground chile pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 10 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 pods green cardamom
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 bay leaves