Soak the rice for 30 minutes then wash it as you normally do

Melt the butter/ghee and oil in a pan and stir in all the spices; star anise, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and saute

Lower the fire and add in the rice, water, milk, tomato puree, and a bit of salt and sugar and stir to combine

Move the mixture to the rice cooker and cook normally, or cook using your preferred method

Fry your chicken normally, do not over cook it as it will be cooked in the sauce later

Reserve some of the fry oil and saute in it the spices; cinnamon, star anise, cardamom. And the minced and sliced and ground ingredients; dried chillies, ginger, garlic, onion, and lemon grass, and saute until fragrant and brown

Add the onions and tomatoes and continue cooking