Dried Apricot and Mulberry Compote with Pistachios

Dried apricots and mulberries simmer into a honeyed compote with cumin, finished with pistachios and toasted sesame. It echoes Sesame on the Tandyr Lip, where a Samarkand baker fed apricot wood to the tandyr until the rim glowed like watered jam.

Serves 4

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dried apricots
• 3/4 cup dried mulberries
• 2 cups water
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup shelled pistachios
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin

Instructions

1. 1Combine dried apricots, mulberries and water in a saucepan. Bring to boil then simmer 15 minutes until fruit softens.
2. 2Stir in honey and cumin, simmer 5 more minutes until slightly thickened.
3. 3Remove from heat and let cool to warm. Roughly chop pistachios.
4. 4Spoon compote into bowls, top with chopped pistachios and toasted sesame seeds.