Sour Cherry Rice with Herbs and Lamb Meatballs (Albaloo Polo) - Robert Sinskey Vineyards & Wilding F

Ingredients

• 1 recipe sour cherries, recipe link below
• 1 recipe lamb meatballs (Ghel Gheli), recipe link below
• 2 cups basmati rice, soaked in cold water for 1 hour and rinsed
• 8 cups water
• 1½ tablespoons kosher salt, for boiling the rice and will be rinsed out
• 2 tablespoons ghee, butter or oil
• 1 large pinch saffron threads, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
• ¼ cup chopped dill
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• GARNISH
• 1 tablespoon pistachios, slivered
• 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, lightly toasted
• 1 cup full fat yogurt
• 1 cup sprigs of dill, parsley, mint, cilantro