Arabic Spiced Rice with Toasted Nuts

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil
• 300 g lamb (roughly minced)
• 4 cups Calrose rice
• 1/2 tablespoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
• 1 tablespoon 7 spice Arabic mix spice
• 2 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 4 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup cashew nuts
• 1/4 cup blanched almonds
• 1/4 cup pistachios
• 1/4 cup yellow raisins
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/4 cup dried apricots (cut into small cubes)
• 1/4 cup dried figs (cut into small cubes)