Chicken Soup with Lachuh

Ingredients

 * chicken legs (amount varies per person being served)
 * potatoes cut into quarters (amount varies per person being served)
 * hawayij spice for soup
 * chicken bouillon cubes
 * 3 tablespoons oil
 * coriander leaves
 * 1 whole onion
 * water (amount varies per person being served)

For each person

 * one leg of a chicken
 * 1 potato
 * 1 cup of water

Hawayij: a curry-like, Yemeni spice mixture

 * 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
 * 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
 * 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
 * 1 teaspoon saffron
 * 2 teaspoons turmeric

Directions

 * 1) Put the chicken legs into a pot and boil.
 * 2) Take the white foam out.
 * 3) Lower the fire and add the rest of the ingredients.
 * 4) Cook for ¾ of an hour until the chicken is ready.
 * 5) Add hawayij.
 * 6) Grind the spices together thoroughly, and store them in an airtight jar.