Chicken With Garbanzo Beans (Chicken Cholay) - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Heat oil.
Fry onion till brown.
Add ginger, garlic, black pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric and nigella seeds (mixed with a little water to make a paste).
Stir fry 1-2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and stir fry till tomatoes are soft.
Add drumsticks, fry 1-2 minutes.
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.
Cover and let cook till chicken and beans soft and oil rises to the surface.
(NOTE: if using canned beans, it won't take very long for this curry to cook).
Toss in whole green chillies, cover and turn off heat.
Serve in 5 minutes.
Yum!
Serve with a simple salad.