Apricot chicken tagine

Name: Apricot chicken tagine
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, sliced; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 heaped tbsp cumin seeds, toasted and crushed; 1 heaped tbsp coriander seeds, toasted and crushed; 1 tsp ground cloves; ½ tbsp ground cardamom; 2 cinnamon quills; pinch of saffron (about 10 threads); 1 bay leaf; 1kg skinless chicken thighs, halved; 1 cup apricot nectar; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 preserved lemon, thinly sliced; 1 cup dried apricots; ½ cup tinned apricots, strained; To serve; ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves; ¼ cup chopped mint leaves; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; ½ cup pistachio kernels, roughly chopped; streamed rice or cous cous, to serve