Curried Chicken and Rice

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• ¾ cup of rice
• ¼ cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 4 chicken thighs chopped (inch cubes)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Step 1In a heavy skillet or electric fry pan (not too hot), saute chopped chicken until lightly browned, remove and place in a container.
• Step 2In the same skillet cook celery, onion and almonds in butter until vegetables are transparent and almonds are slightly browned.
• Step 3Stir in rice, raisins and curry powder. Add chicken stock and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer 15 minutes over low heat.
• Step 4Add chicken and sweet chilli sauce, cover and continue to cook about 5 minutes more or until rice is tender and chicken is hot.
• Step 5Season to taste

Created: 21 Feb 2014 - Member - Phillip I (VIC)
Updated: 05 Jan 2019 - Member - Phillip I (VIC)