Simple One Pot Chicken Marag (Marag Dajaj)

Marag is a thick sauce, you can find many types

across the Gulf nations beef,lamb,seafood, and
chicken each vary by what you add to them.
Here is my easy version of this dish feel free
to mix up the variety of vegetables you add.

1 whole chicken breast or 4 boneless chicken thighs cut up
1 onion diced
1/2 bell pepper diced
5 cloves chopped garlic
3 carrots chopped
1 potato or 2 tiny potatoes chopped
1 diced tomato
1 large tablespoon organic tomato paste
2 cups water or  chicken broth


Spices:
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
pinch Cinnamon
5 cardamom pods
1 dried lemon
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
black pepper
2 bay leaves
3 cloves

How2:
Prep all of your vegetables and chicken
sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on the chicken.
In a hot pot add ghee, followed by chicken cook until slightly brown.
to the pot add carrots,onions,bell peppers. saute together until onions are soft.
Once the onions begin to cook down a bit add spices, followed by tomato paste and fresh tomato. Mix together.
To this add the water or stock bring up to a boil then reduce heat to med-low ,add potatoes,cook until sauce reduces and the chicken is tender as well as the vegetables.
serve with white rice.