Chicken chorba (chorbo murgh)

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken into pieces, the onions into dice, the carrots into rounds and the potatoes into cubes. Grate the tomato.
2. Heat the oil in a large pot and brown the chicken pieces for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
3. Add the onions and let them turn golden for 5 minutes, then stir in the tomato paste and grated tomato.
4. Pour in the water, add the cumin, salt and pepper, then bring to the boil.
5. Skim the surface, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes before adding the carrots and potatoes.
6. Continue cooking for 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve hot.