Chicken With Tamarind Pomegranate Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium yellow onions, diced
• 4 medium red onions, diced
• 2 cups chopped fresh cilantro
• 10 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon hot paprika or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons tamarind paste, diluted in
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup pomegranate paste, diluted in
• 1/2 cup water or 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 skinless chicken thighs
• 10 boneless skinless chicken legs
• pomegranate seeds, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven or in a pot with a tight-fitting lid, mix the onions, 1 1/2 cups cilantro, the garlic and the spices.
• 2 blend in the diluted tamarind paste, the diluted pomegranate paste(or use 1 c pomegranate juice), the ketchup and the salt.
• 3 add chicken thighs and legs to pot, and submerge in sauce.
• 4 cover, and cook on medium-high heat for 10 minutes, then lower heat, and cook for 1 hour.
• 5 uncover, adjust seasonings to taste, and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
• 6 transfer chicken and sauce to a serving platter, and garnish with remaining cilantro.
• 7 sprinkle pomegranate seeds over platter, and serve hot.