Chicken With Garbanzo Beans (Chicken Cholay)

This is an everyday chicken recipe that's pretty easy to put together.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 2  onions, sliced
• 4  tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 2  teaspoons ginger
• 2  teaspoons garlic paste
• 1  teaspoon  crushed black pepper
• 1  teaspoon cumin powder
• 1  teaspoon coriander powder
• 1⁄2-1  teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons nigella seeds
• 1 -1 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6 -7  chicken drumsticks
• 2  cups  pre-soaked garbanzo beans
• 4 -5  whole green chilies

Directions

1. Heat oil.
2. Fry onion till brown.
3. Add ginger, garlic, black pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric and nigella seeds (mixed with a little water to make a paste).
4. Stir fry 1-2 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes and stir fry till tomatoes are soft.
6. Add drumsticks, fry 1-2 minutes.
7. Add red chili powder and salt and mix well. Let chicken cook in its own water for a few mins or add 1/2 - 1 cup water and the garbanzo beans, mix well.
8. Cover and let cook till chicken and beans soft and oil rises to the surface.
9. (NOTE: if using canned beans, it won't take very long for this curry to cook).
10. Toss in whole green chillies, cover and turn off heat.
11. Serve in 5 minutes.
12. Yum!
13. Serve with a simple salad.