Jerusalem: Chicken with Caramelized Onion & Cardamom Rice - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons of barberries (you can sub currants)
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1 whole chicken, quartered, or 2 1/4 pounds of chicken thighs
• 10 green cardamom pods
• rounded 1/4 teaspoon of whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks (or 2 long, broken in half)
• 1 2/3 cup of basmati rice
• 2 1/4 cups of boiling water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup of dill, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup of cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• kosher salt and freshly ground