This recipe usually tastes good with with fried rice, but if your strapped for time like i was steamed rice will do. Into a hot pan with oil, place onions, garlic and ginger and let brown. Add tomatoes and stir until they soften. In a cup make a paste with salt, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, yogurt and mint leaves, add the paste to the pan. Add potatoes and fry for about about 5 then add the chicken and stir to ensure you have a good mixture, then cover and cook in low heat for about 30-35 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Serve with rice. The fried rice recipe for biryani is made with a mixture of garlic, turmeric, cinnamon stick and ginger. You can either fry onion's in a pan add the spices and the rice, add chicken stock, bring to a boil and cover; or you can fry onion's in the pan, make a paste with the spices and warm water, add it to the onions and add steamed rice. The first one is better because the spices really get infused in the rice.