Kota Kapama (spiced ckicken)

• Ingredients
  
• 1 chicken, 1 lb. macaroni or ziti
  
• 3 onions, 3 cloves of garlic
  
• 2 cups crushed tomatoes, grated cheese
  
• 6 Tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. sugar
  
• 6 oz. can tomato paste
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
• 3 cinnamon sticks, dash cinnamon
  

• Directions
  
• Cut chicken into pieces and wipe dry.
  
• Chop onions, mince garlic.
  
• Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and cinnamon.
  
• Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in Dutch oven and brown chicken on all sides.
  
• Combine tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and 3/4 cup of water and pour over chicken.
  
• Add cinnamon sticks and simmer.
  
• In another pan saute onions and garlic in 2 Tbsp. of butter and add to chicken.
  
• Bring sauce to boil, cover and simmer until chicken is tender (1 hour plus).
  
• When chicken is done, cook macaroni, drain and place in serving dish.
  
• Brown remaining butter and pour over macaroni.
  
• Remove chicken from pot and place in a bowl.
  
• Pour sauce from chicken pot on macaroni and sprinkle with grated cheese.
  
• Serve chicken and macaroni separately.