Then the hubby did not have to work a 7 day week so we did get one night away for our anniversary. It was VERY last minute. More last minute for me than anyone else because I dropped the phone in the bath tub while trying to wrestle the plunger away from Drew and get Ava out of the tub. I'm sure it would all have been very amusing to watch. I found out about 20 minutes before I needed to leave when my MIL/babysitter/Carolyn showed up and asked if I had talked to my hubby.
It was a well needed and appreciated night off. Anyway I can now finally get to telling you about this curry Chicken recipe. There are so many ways to make curry, different meats, vegetables, sauces, whether you cook the curry in or pour on top. It is an unending list really.
This day I took the super easy route. I used my rice cooker and my small crock pot.
Arabian Rice
Ingredients
rice
diced tomatoes I used 1 large tomato but base this on your favor for tomatoes
Curry paste I used Patak's Mild it is a coriander and cumin base
Salt
Curry Chicken
Chicken
favorite curry sauce or paste different than the one in the rice
Vegetables, I used carrots, onion, and a tomato this time
salt
Arabian Rice
Directions
Add rice to rice cooker according to the directions. Mine calls for 2 scoops of rice per 3 scoops of water. I used 2 scoops of rice and 2.5 scoops of water counting on the water from the tomatoes to make up the rest. It did.
Ohh the Creme Brulee coffee beans in the background of this photo are from Jeremiah's Coffee House in Marietta, Ohio. They make amazing espresso drinks and these beans were delightful!
Add the diced tomatoes to the rice, along with about 2 good spoonfuls of the curry base. If you are on a low sodium diet you can skip the additional salt. If you are not I recommend adding it now,for rice and pasta it is hard to fix the salt levels after cooking.
Next stir it all up so the flavors start to mix and are absorbed by all the rice while cooking not just the rice on top. It should be an orange-brown color with specks of red when well mixed.
About 45 minutes before dinner turn on the rice cooker. That is it for the rice. By the way this should serve 4-5 adults.
Curry Chicken
Directions
The chicken is just as easy. Take your favorite cut of chicken, enough for however many people are eating, toss them in the crock pot. Cook on low for a few hours. When you start to smell the chicken go back add in carrots, cut onions, and tomatoes. I diced half the onion and made large slices with the other half, The tomato I diced all of it. You can add the curry sauce or paste now or later. If using paste I recommend scooping out some of the liquid from the crock pot and mixing them together adding water if needed, then pouring back onto the chicken. If using sauce it depends on your preference. I frequently wait till the end and let each person add their own. Andrew and I like varying amounts of flavor, so especially when I have pre-flavored the rice I tend to let him spice the chicken himself. It is important to still cook with a little salt though.
Either way you choose to do the sauce from here on out you just let the crock pot do the work until dinner time. I like to serve curry with cold carrot and celery sticks on the side.
I hope you all like this and let me know either way. I will post soon, see I'm learning, about the fresh apple pie from scratch that I made yesterday. I was happy with it and the girls helped with the crust, Grandma's crust recipe of course. Also the apples Andrew picked from Grandpa's back yard trees two days ago. Fresh and delicious!
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