Captain's Curry

Submitted by PiceSeasGirl

"I prefer a sweet curry like this so I really enjoy the bits of cooked apple and raisins in this version."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 lbs chicken pieces, skin on breasts, skinless legs and thighs
• 2 onions, Finely Chopped
• 2 stalks celery, Peeled and Thinly Sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, Minced
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 cinnamon stick, about 3-inch long
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed chicken broth, undiluted
• 2 apples, Peeled and Diced
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1 cup coconut milk

directions

1. In a non stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
2. Add Chicken in batches, and brown on all sides.
3. Transfer browned chicken to slow cooker stoneware.
4. Reduce the heat on the frying pan to medium.
5. Add to the frying pan the onions and celery and cook, stirring until softened.
6. Add garlic, curry powder, chili powder, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon stick and bay leaf and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
7. Sprinkle flour over mixture and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
8. Add chicken broth, bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, Stir in apples and raisins.
9. Pour the mixture from the frying pan over the chicken in the slow cooker, cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 Hours, or on HIGH for 2 ½ to 3 hours, until juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a fork.
10. Stir in coconut milk and cook until heated through.
11. Discard cinnamon stick and bay leaf before serving.
12. Serve with rice.
13. Note: This is a mild curry so if you like things hotter you might want to adjust your seasonings a bit.

Reviews

[Lille]

Kid approved. I used light coconut milk and gala apples.

 

[malittle]

This is so delicious, I love the fruit, curry and chicken flavors. I did use the skinless boneless chicken breasts too. Needed to cut back on fats for my own personal reasons but it came out very moist. I used a clay oven on low for a few hours it all came out great. I did put a squeeze of fresh orange to pick up the flavors a bit more. Next time my husband wants to try it with pork tenderloin. And toss in some cashews. One thing the was so much better the next day.

 

[DinnerBelle]

A delicious mild curry. I used skinless, boneless chicken breasts and found the dish to be ready after 2.5 hours on low, but I suspect my slow cooker is a little fast!

 

[ellie_]

Delicious and although the prep time is a bit longer than most crock pot recipes - the resulting dish is worth it. The subsitutions I made was skipping the allspice (out of), using boneless chicken -- about 1 1/2 pounds and instead of the chicken broth (out of) used 1 cup or so of water and 2 bouillion cubes - wonderful dish that smells wonderful from the moment it goes into the crockpot to the end of the day when I walked through the door!!! Thanks for sharing this keeper!