Indian-Style Chicken
chicken, indian
1 onion
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil
3 lb chicken pieces
2 tablespoon mild curry powder
1 1/4 cup chicken broth
1 garlic clove
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 salt
1 cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon light cream
From: "The Cook's Color Treasury," by Norma Macmillan
- Freezing suitable: add cream after thawing
Peel and chop onion. Heat butter and oil in casserole and cook onion till transparent. Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and brown on all sides. Sprinke chicken with curry powder and pour in broth. Add peeled and crushed garlic, lemon juice, and a pinch each salt and cayenne pepper. Cover and simmer for 35 mins. over a low heat.
Add cream and cook gently for 10 mins. Do not boil. Serve with plain boiled rice and side dished of apple slices, cucumber sprinkled with salt and grated fresh coconut.
Yield: 6 servings