Remove the bay leaf and cinnamon stick and mix in the dates, apricots, raisins, and cherries.

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Reduce the heat and add the rice, spices, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf.

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It is nasal bombardment, in a good way: wafts of curry drift in the breeze, cinnamon sings on the sidewalk and many shop owners keep a stick of incense perpetually burning.

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