Persian Sour Cherry Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked basmati rice
6 cups water
1 1/2 cup dried sour cherries
3T sour cherry preserve
1T Advieh
saffron thread
3T plain greek yogurt
salt
olive oil
butter

Preparation

bring water, salt, and olive oil to a boil then add rice and cook like al dente pasta
drain rice in collander
crush saffron in 2t boiling water and mix into yogurt
add 5T cooked rice to saffron yogurt mixture
place a thin layer of water and oil at the bottom of pot
spread rice with yogurt so that it covers the bottom of the pot to make ta-dig
place plain rice on top of ta-dig, then pats of butter, then dried sour cherries
continue layers of rice, butter, and cherries
bring in the sides (except for ta-dig) to form a pyramid shape and make some holes with the back of a spoon
heat sour cherry preserves and blend with advieh
pour mixture on top of rice
heat on high for 10 minutes then turn to low and cover pot with a top wrapped in cloth for 1 hour