Marilyns Persian Rice

Ingredients

• 3 Garlic minced
• 3 tb Pine nuts
• 3/4 ts salt (optional)
• 3 tb Fresh coriander leaves torn
• 1 tb Butter
• 1 Cinnamon
• 2 tb olive oil
• 4 1/2 c Chicken stock warmed
• 1/2 c almonds Unblanched
• 1/4 c Dried currants
• 1/2 ts Ground ginger
• 1/2 ts Cumin seeds crushed
• 1/2 ts Saffron
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1 Dried red chile seeded
• 2 Cardamom pods seeds removed
• Black pepper to taste
• 2 c Long-grain rice
• 12 sm Whole dried apricots cut
• 1/2 c Unsalted pistachio nuts