Clean chops and trim fat. Heat oil, add salt, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon. Sauté chops in the oil until meat is brown on both sides. Add 3 Tbsp water and simmer 30 minutes.
Cut each apricot into four pieces, and wash together with raisins. Melt half the butter in another frying pan and sauté the fruit for 5 minutes, turning constantly.
Place remainder of butter, melted, and 2 Tbsp water in the bottom of a fireproof dish. Add rice and arrange chops and fruit in layers above the rice.
Put lid on and cook for 10-15 minutes on top of the stove at medium heat. Reduce heat to a minimum and simmer for a further 40 minutes.
Servings: 4