Chicken With Garbanzo Beans (Chicken Cholay)

Submitted by grapefruit

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

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• 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.

Reviews

[kittylovequiero]

I followed this receipe exactly except for the nigella seeds. My husband said he liked it, however for me it was good, but it could hav been much more spicy. I had it with salad as suggested, however next time I have it with rice.

 

[farhat hasan]

this was really very very good i served this with cumin rice and we all enjoyed it very much thank you very much .i used whole chicken pieces for this instead of legs and thighs

 

[JustJanS]

Yum-this was good. There is no mention of oil in the ingredients, so I used 1 tablespoon to cook my onion. I used canned garbanzos and tomatoes and thigh fillets, so it was very fast to make. I also chopped my chillies and added chopped coriander and lime juice before turning it off to stand for 5 minutes. My chillis are particularly hot, so I only used two. I will definately be making this one again as it used ingredients we always have on hand.