Saffron Lemon Chicken with Persian Saffron Rice

Name: Saffron Lemon Chicken with Persian Saffron Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter (2 tablespoons butter); 1 clove of garlic (1 clove of garlic grated); 1 saffron (1 large pinch of saffron); 2 tablespoons honey (2 tablespoons honey); 1 lemon (1 lemon juiced); 6 chicken (6 chicken thighs and drumsticks mix, skin on); 1 tablespoon olive oil (1 tablespoon olive oil); ¾ cup long-grain Basmati rice (¾ cup of long grain Basmati rice); 2 cups onion (2 cups onion chopped ); ⅓ cup dried cranberries (⅓ cup dried cranberries, chopped); ¼ cup almond (¼ cup almond, chopped); ½ cup dates (½ cup pitted dates, chopped); 2 tablespoons olive oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 1 tablespoon butter (1 tablespoon butter); 1 teaspoon saffron strands (1 teaspoon of saffron strands); 6 tablespoons butter (6 tablespoons butter); salt and pepper (salt and pepper)