3 afghan rice Recipes

chicken breast halves, skinned and cut in half (about 1 lb), chicken thighs, skinned (about 1 lb), salt, divided, freshly ground black pepper, butter, divided, vertically sliced onion, saffron threads, crushed, garlic clove, minced, sugar, grated orange rind, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, uncooked basmati rice, raisins, chopped pistachios

butter, softened to room temperature (1 1/2 sticks), white sugar, egg whites, rice flour (finely ground , ie not course), freshly ground cardamom (please use freshly ground, it makes it so much tastier), coarsely chopped unsalted pistachios, shelled whole unsalted pistachios