# Decorticate the artichokes, clean it by a spoon and spread 
lemon all over to prevent they darken.
# Chop the 
onion, roast in 
olive oil until it turns to yellow. 
# Add thickly cut artichoke pieces in it and sauté for a few times, then add 5 cups hot water. Boil it for half an hour.
# Meanwhile clean the 
rice, and rest it in salty warm water for half an hour to make them grow.
# Add the grown, washed and drained 
rice into the boiled and softened artichoke.
# Turn the heat to low, cover the lid and cook it for 20 minutes. 
# At the end of the cooking time, place a paper towel between the pot and its lid, rest the pilaf for half an hour.
# Sprinkle finely sliced dill all over the pilaf and stir it gently, rest it for a while.
# Serve it cold.