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🇩🇿 Algerian Chicken with chickpeas – Chtitha Djedj

Course Main Course
Cuisine Algerian
Keyword Chicken with chickpeas
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 5
Author LDS‘s Mom

Ingredients

  • 8 pieces chicken pieces
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 8 cloves of garlic, minced
  •  2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Paprika and 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/3 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 medium tomato, grated
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley for serving
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 4 cups chickpeas, soaked overnight
  • Water

Instructions

  1. Put olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat , add onion, garlic,  chicken, chickpeas, salt, pepper, ginger, paprika, cumin and tomato paste.

  2. Let cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

  3. Add the grated tomato and let cook for 5 minutes.

  4. Pour hot or boiled water to slightly cover the chicken (don’t add too much water).

  5. Let cook on medium heat for about 30 minutes or until everything is cooked and the sauce has thickened.

  6. Take out the chicken from the sauce and brown it in a frying pan with 1 tablespoon butter (that’s optional).

  7. Serve the chicken in the chickpea sauce, garnished with chopped parsley.

  8. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

  • To make the sauce spicy, add hot pepper (any) to the sauce or Harissa.