Chicken And Rice With Round Zucchini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 lbs chicken, cut up in 6 inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 stick cinnamon
1/2 cup water
6 zucchini, cut in half round ones
1 1/2 cups rice
1 cup water

Preparation

Saute onion in olive oil.
Add chicken pieces; bone in is okay.
Saute 5 minutes.
Add turmeric, pepper, ginger, cinnamon stick, and 1/2 cup water.
Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Add zucchini rounds; cook 20 minutes covered.
Remove chicken and zucchini.
Add rice and 1 cup water.
Cook covered for 15 minutes.
Add chicken and zucchini to top of rice; simmer 5 more minutes.
Put rice in a bowl; surround with zucchini cut side down.
Top with one piece of chicken.