Chicken Biryani, Take Two

While we've made this recipe of Chicken Biryani more than a few times (it's so easy and it only takes one pot!), this is only the second time I've blogged about it, AND this time we actually used the precise ingredients the recipe called for. In the past we've used regular raisin (in lieu of the golden) and substituted an extra cinnamon stick for the cardamom. The result of using cardamom pods and golden raisins was phenomenal! The golden raisins are much more subtle than regular, and they're the same color as the rest of the dish! The cardamom brings a unique flavor and takes away some of the sweetness that the extra cinnamon added before. With it, we drank a bottle of Cristalino Cava Brut. It balanced the spices of the dish wonderfully, and the bubbles are a nice palate cleanser!