Pakistani Chicken(Pilau) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chicken, cut up or 3 chicken breasts, cut in 3-inch pieces (raw)
1 small can tomato paste
3 to 4 cans water
2 medium onions, chopped
1 heaping Tbsp. ginger
3 heaping Tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. garlic powder or fresh garlic
2 c. long cooking rice
4 c. water
salt to taste
1 1/2 c. sour cream or plain yogurt

Preparation

Mix chicken with next 7 ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
Cook over low to medium heat until chicken is done.
At the same time, cook rice according to directions on the package.