Recipe, Alagappa Chicken Curry ....
Ingredients (four people):
- 1 X 25gm packet Alagappa Chicken (Aham) Curry Powder.
- 500gms skinless chicken breast diced into 1cm cubes.
- 2oz butter.
- 1-2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced) or two teaspoons of bottled garlic paste.
- 1 green apple peeled and sliced.
- 1 medium-sized onion sliced into rings.
- 1 tablespoon plain flour.
- 1 litre chicken stock (stock cubes may also be used).
- 1 pinch of powered ginger.
- 1 pinch of powered turmeric.
- 1 tablespoon of fruit chutney.
- 1 tins of coconut milk. (sometimes referred to as coconut cream).
- Stitle and pepper (optional).
- Squeeze of lemon juice.
- Handful of sultanas.
Recipe:
- Melt butter and fry onion, garlic and apple for a few minutes.
- Add curry powder and flour stirring continuously to ensure that it does not burn.
- Blend in two-thirds of the stock while stirring. Bring to boil and cook until a thin sauce.
- Add chicken, potatoes, spices, chutney and lemon juice. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Add remainder of stock, the tin of coconut milk and the sultanas.
- Slow cook on a low simmer setting for approximately one hour ensuring that the potatoes are properly cooked.
- Stir occasionally but not too vigorously otherwise potatoes may disintegrate.
- Curry is now ready to serve and enjoy.
- Cook rice as per normal.
- Be sure to freeze any left-over curry for consumption later. It 'matures' with age!
- Clean-Up: Wash utensils pans etc as per normal.