The ultimate makeover: Chicken korma

Name: The ultimate makeover: Chicken korma
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 3 garlic clove; about 2cm piece fresh root ginger (to give you 2 tbsp finely chopped); 5 cardamom pod; 1 cinnamon stick; 600g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 ½ tsp garam masala; ¼ tsp ground mace; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 150ml natural yogurt, not fridge cold; 100ml full-fat milk; 2 small green chilli, deseeded and shredded; handful coriander leaves and stems, coursely chopped; 1 tbsp flaked almonds, toasted; 250g basmati rice, cooked with a generous pinch saffron