Chefte (Enriched Broth With Meatballs)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• ½ pound ground chicken breast
• 1 medium yellow onion, grated, liquid reserved
• 1 ½ cups basmati rice, rinsed well and dried on a plate or sheet pan at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• ½ tablespoon fine sea salt
• ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
• ½ tablespoon ground turmeric
• 1 ½ cups dried chickpeas, soaked in cold water overnight and drained, or 3 cups canned
• 1 ½ pounds beef bones
• ½ yellow onion, sliced into 1-inch wedges
• ¾ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 6 - 10 cups chicken broth