Chakhokhbili of Hen

Ingredients

 * 1 hen
 * ½ cup clarified butter
 * 4 – 5 tomatoes
 * 3 onions
 * 1 bunch greens (coriander and basil)
 * 2 laurel-leaf

Directions

 * 1) Cut a thoroughly cleaned and washed hen into pieces, put into a sauce-pan and stew on a small fire with the cover of the pan closed.
 * 2) Add finely shredded onions and butter or clarified butter and fry.
 * 3) Put in a laurel-leaf.
 * 4) Stir from time to time with a spoon till the meat turns red.
 * 5) Pour 1 glass of boiled water over and put separately stewed peeled tomatoes.
 * 6) Boil till the hen meat is ready.
 * 7) Add then ground pepper, finely shredded
 * 8) pepper and salt to taste.