Chicken Korma

• 1½ lbchicken thighs — cut into pieces, or skinless drumsticks
• 1 tbspoil
• 4whole green cardamom pods
• 4cloves — whole, or garlic cloves
• 12black peppercorns
• ½ tspcumin seeds
• 1large yellow onion — finely chopped
• 1 tspginger paste
• 1 tspgarlic paste
• ¼ tspground turmeric
• 1 tspkashmiri red chili powder
• 1 tspground coriander
• 1 tspground cumin
• ¼ cupwater
• ½ cupfull-fat yogurt — or Greek yogurt
• 1 tspkosher salt
• ¼ cupcilantro — chopped

Optional Pot in Pot Rice (For Instant Pot Recipe only)

• 1 cupbasmati rice — rinsed, drained
• 1½ cupswater
• 1 tspkosher salt