Couscous with Chicken and Chickpeas

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 1 ²/₃ cups drained and rinsed canned chickpeas (one 15-ounce can)
• 1 ¹/₃ cups couscous
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 turnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• + 8 more ingredients
• • ¹/₈ teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 onion, cut into thin slices
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 3 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 8 chicken drumsticks

1. In a large deep frying pan or Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the black pepper. Put the chicken in the pan and brown well, about 8 minutes in all. Remove. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat. Reduce the heat to mod...

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