Chicken w/Apricots (Dja'jeh Mish Mosh)

Ingredients

• 3 pounds chicken pieces (white and dark meat), skinned
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped yellow onions
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
• 1-1/4 cups cold water
• 2 tsp. Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce (preferably a brand that lists tamarind as an ingredient)
• 3 tbsp. firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 6 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. tamarind paste
• 1-1/4 cups dried whole Turkish apricots