Vermicelli with Cinnamon Flavored Chicken

Put 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add chicken pieces and let brown for about 5 minutes.

Add the chopped onion and garlic.

Season with salt, pepper, ginger, turmeric and add cinnamon stick.

Let cook for about 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Add about 2 cups hot or boiled water.

Add chickpeas. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low.

Let cook covered for about 30 minutes or until chickpeas are cooked. Note that if the chicken is cooked before the chickpeas, you can remove it and let the chickpeas cook for more time.

In meanwhile, prepare the vermicelli.

Put the vermicelli in a large bowl.

Add 1 tbsp olive oil.

Mix the oil and the vermicelli well.

Place the vermicelli in the top of a steamer.

Let steam for about 15 minutes over a pot of boiled water.

Dump the vermicelli in the large bowl.

Sprinkle with about 1 cup (or a little less) of cold water.

Gently fluff it with a fork and let it absorb the water for about 5 minutes.

Gently mix the vermicelli by hands then place it in the top of a steamer and let steam for 5 minutes (for the second time).

Dump it in a large bowl.

Take a ladle of the chicken sauce and sprinkle the vermicelli with the sauce.

Gently mix it with a folk and let absorb the sauce for 5 minutes.

Let the vermicelli steam for the third time for about 10 minutes or until fully cooked.

Dump it in a large bowl, fluff it gently then place it in a serving dish.

Garnish with chicken pieces, chickpeas and boiled eggs.

Serve it with chickpea sauce aside.

Enjoy.