Kharcho of Hen

Ingredients

 * 1 hen
 * 4 – 5 onions
 * 1,5 cups walnuts
 * 4 – 5 tomatoes
 * 2 cloves garlic
 * 1 teaspoon pounded saffron
 * several shoots coriander
 * 1 teaspoon dry coriander

Directions

 * 1) Cut a cleaned, thoroughly washed hen into pieces, put it into a sauce-pan, add shredded onions, close the cover and place the pan on fire.
 * 2) Stew till the onions turn brown, then cover the pieces with boiling water and put peeled, finally shredded tomatoes.
 * 3) Mince walnuts, garlic, dry and fresh coriander, pepper, saffron in a mortar and put them into a small bowl.
 * 4) Gradually add broth using a table-spoon and thoroughly stir the mass.
 * 5) Pour the mass into the pan and boil till the hen is ready.
 * 6) Add salt to taste.