Chakhokhbili (Fried Chicken with Tomatoes and Spices)

Ingredients

• •1 medium chicken
• •3 onions, finely chopped
• •50 grams butter
• •1/2 kilogram tomatoes or 1 cup tomato juice
• •3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• •2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• •2 tablespoons fresh summer savory, chopped
• •2 tablespoons basil, chopped
• •Freshly ground black pepper
• •Salt

Directions

1. 1Wash the chicken thoroughly and cut it into pieces, wash it once more and put into a pot to stew. When it simmers, pour the juice into another pot. Add butter to the chicken and fry it all over, until browned. Pour the juice back into the pot with the chicken and add finely chopped onions.
2. 2When the chicken is tender, add peeled and finely chopped tomatoes or tomato juice to it. 10 minutes later add finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper. Simmer the dish for 5 minutes more.
3. 3Serve immediately.