Step 1

Pour boiling water over the almonds, cover and leave for 15 minutes. Then peel off the skins.

Step 2

Boil the rice until half-cooked.

Step 3

Chop dates and apricots and fry in butter together with raisins and almonds for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Then add the rice, black pepper, salt, chili pepper, cinnamon, cloves, chopped basil and mix.

Step 5

Stuff the chicken with the rice, dried fruit and nuts and tie with toothpicks.

Step 6

Salt, pepper, pour vegetable oil and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 1.5 hours.

Step 7

If desired, serve with a subgarnish of rice, garnished with basil. Bon appetit.