Chelo Nachodo Recipe - A Delicious Iranian Dish with Chicken and Chickpeas

Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 4 chicken legs and 4 chicken thighs, with loose skin discarded
• 1 cup dried chickpeas , soaked in water overnight and drained
• 2 medium onions , chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 rib celery with leaves, sliced
• 1 large carrot , sliced diagonally
• 1 zucchini (0.5 lb or 227 g), sliced
• 1 tsp salt , or to taste
• 0.25 tsp pepper
• 0.25 tsp ground cumin seed
• 0.25 cup fresh coriander , chopped
• 0.25 cup fresh dill , chopped
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups raw rice , well rinsed
• 0.25 cup corn oil