Dads Curried Chicken Recipes

DAD'S CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot.
• Add green onions, green pepper, ginger, cilantro and stir for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Then add salt, turmeric, curry powder (mild -hot, it's your call!), red pepper (cayenne).
• After about 5 minutes (before the butter rises).
• Add masala (garam masala works well), and tomato soup.
• Cook sloooowly for 10 minutes and add chicken thighs (cut in half is best, whole is fine too!) or 3+ cups of cubed pork butt (make sure the pork has some fat in it or it will dry out).
• Simmer for 1 1/2 hours on top of stove!
• Serve over basmati rice.

DAD'S SPICY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large slow cooker. Cover with water.
• Cover. Cook on High 2 hours, or until tender.
• Drain chicken. Remove from slow cooker. Cool briefly and cut or shred into small pieces. Return to slow Cooker.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cover. Cook on Low 4 to 6 hours, or until potatoes are tender.
• Serve on rice. Accompany with fresh mango slices or mango chutney.
• Variation: Substitute 5 tsp curry powder for the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, and pepper.

DAD'S CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken pieces in a bowl and toss with the lime juice. Drain, rinse the chicken with cold water, and drain again. Remove the chicken from the bowl and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place the chicken in another bowl with the Green Seasoning, salt, chili pepper, and garlic. Toss well to coat and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes but ideally overnight.
• Combine the curry powder with just enough water to form a thick paste. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add the curry paste and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes over medium-low heat-do not allow the curry to scorch. Add the chicken pieces and stir well to coat. Add the stock or water, cover, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
• Remove the lid and simmer for 5 minutes more over medium-high heat, until the sauce reduces by one-third. Serve with roti or white rice.

CURRIED CHICKEN (EASY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat oil, (and butter if using) in a small skillet.
• *Optional step*~I brown the chicken in this skillet first, on each side.
• Remove chicken if browning and put in baking dish.
• Or if you didn't brown chicken, just place salt and peppered chicken pieces in baking dish.
• Add onion and apple, cook until soft over med/high heat.
• Add garlic, cooking for 30 seconds.
• Add curry powder, salt, and pepper.
• Add soup and half and half, and cook until heated.
• Ladle sauce over chicken, covering chicken.
• Place in oven, bake, uncovered~for 1 hour, or until completely done. Chicken temp should be 160 degrees internally.

DAD'S DIVINE CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Combine cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and curry powder in a small bowl.
• Arrange broccoli in a single layer in the buttered dish, reserving a few florets for the top.
• Cover with chicken strips.
• Pour soup mixture evenly over chicken and broccoli.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and melted butter, dot with a few broccoli florets, and sprinkle cheese over the top.
• Bake until heated through, about 25 minutes.
• Serve over rice.