Marinated chicken stewed with chickpeas and tomatoes

Usually chicken with the addition of garlic and lemon is associated with Chinese cuisine, where this combination is quite common. Tender poultry meat goes well with lemon and garlic.
Try marinating chicken with these ingredients and then sautéing it with chickpeas and tomatoes. This dish will take you on a culinary journey through the East, and cumin will add an exotic flavor that is inherent in Middle Eastern cuisine.
Marinated chicken stewed with chickpeas is a great dinner choice that is easy to make.
If you like spicy dishes, add chili peppers to the sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (or chicken thighs)
• 1 can (300-400g) canned chickpeas
• 1 bulb
• 1 lemon
• 1 carrot
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 can (400 g) tomatoes in their own juice
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt pepper
• 1 st. Greek yogurt
• 1 st. l. garlic powder
• 1 lemon

Directions

1. Cut the onion into cubes, parsley, cut one lemon and carrots into halves, grate the zest from the second lemon and squeeze the juice out of it.
2. Wash the chicken, cut into pieces. In a bowl, mix yogurt with garlic powder, add zest and lemon juice. Marinate the chicken in the marinade and leave for 12 hours.
3. Fry onion and carrots in olive oil, add chickpeas, lemon slices, tomatoes canned in their own juice, cumin, salt, pepper. Add parsley and stir.
4. Chili peppers can be added to the sauce if desired.
5. Pour the resulting sauce into the bottom of the baking dish and put the chicken pieces on it. Bake everything covered at 180°C for about 40 minutes until the chicken is tender. After this time, remove the lid and bake the chicken for another (about 10 minutes) until the chicken is browned.
6. Serve hot. Bon appetit!