🇩🇿 Chicken With Chickpeas – Chtitha Djedj – شطيطحة دجاج

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier but can be pricier.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Vegetable broth offers a lighter option, while water is the most economical.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes provide more nutrients, while yams are often cheaper.

Put olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add minced onion and garlic, then the chicken pieces.

Add all the spices, tomato paste, and chickpeas.

Let cook for about 10 minutes.

Add grated tomato and let it cook for five more minutes.

Add hot or boiled water just to slightly cover the chicken, don't add too much water.

Let it cook for about 30 minutes or until the chicken and chickpeas are cooked.

Take out the chicken from the sauce.

Brown the chicken with one tablespoon of butter in a frying pan (this step is optional).

Serve the chicken in a chickpea sauce garnished with parsley.

Cooking Techniques

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