Chicken With Garbanzo Beans (Chicken Cholay)

• 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

1. Heat oil.
2. Fry onion till brown.
3. Add ginger, garlic, black pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric and nigella seeds (mixed with a little water to make a paste).
4. Stir fry 1-2 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes and stir fry till tomatoes are soft.
6. Add drumsticks, fry 1-2 minutes.
7. 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.
8. Cover and let cook till chicken and beans soft and oil rises to the surface.
9. (NOTE: if using canned beans, it won't take very long for this curry to cook).
10. Toss in whole green chillies, cover and turn off heat.
11. Serve in 5 minutes.
12. Yum!
13. Serve with a simple salad.

onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, black pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, nigella seeds, salt, chicken, garbanzo beans, green chilies

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-with-garbanzo-beans-chicken-cholay-252694 (may not work)