Name: Red Rice with Fried Dates
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3tbsp olive or sunflower oil; 1 small onion, peeled and finely diced; 2½tbsp tomato purée; ½tsp ground turmeric; 600ml chicken broth or water; 2tbsp part-cooked green or yellow split chickpeas; 500g long grain rice, rinsed; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sesame seeds, to garnish; FOR THE DATES; ½tbsp butter; 400g stoned khalas dates; 1tbsp olive oil; 2 eggs, beaten

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