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- 4 quarts water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 1/4 cups white long grain basmati rice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 whole cloves
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped
- ½ cup golden raisins
- ½ cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon saffron threads, gently smashed
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped pistachios
- Special equipment: cheesecloth, twine, and a thin cloth towel
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