YOU SAID:
i am cooking the chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を調理しています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i am cooking chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を料理しています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i cook chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を料理します
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i cook chicken
That didn't even make that much sense in English.