Stuffed Meatballs and Chestnuts in Saffron Broth (Küfta Bozbash)

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₄ cup golden raisins
• 6 dried apricots
• 5 pitted prunes
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 small white onion, chopped (1 cup)
• ¹⁄₃ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ¹⁄₃ tsp. ground turmeric
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lb. ground beef or lamb
• 1 medium white onion, grated (3/4 cup)
• 2 tbsp. short-grain rice
• Salt
• 1 pinch crumbled saffron steeped in 2/3 cup hot water
• 8 cups beef, chicken, or lamb broth
• 20 peeled cooked chestnuts
• One 16-oz. can chickpeas, drained
• 6 sprigs mint, tied in a bundle
• Dried mint, for garnish
• Minced or thinly sliced red onion, for garnish
• Thinly sliced radishes, for garnish
• Thinly sliced scallions, for garnish