Chicken and Rice Ingredients

• 8 pieces bone-in, skin-on thighs and/or drumsticks
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 2 to 4 tablespoons harissa to taste
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin or whole cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger optional
• 1 cup basmati rice rinsed until water runs clear
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 to 12 medjool dates diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios or more, use roasted unsalted