Country Captain

prep time:: 45 min
total time:: 1 - 1/2 hr

Makes 4 - 6 servings

Eloise Hicks

A warm chicken curry with tomatoes, currants and almonds is served over yellow saffron rice. Beautiful.

ingredients

Chicken

1 cut up chicken or 6 bone-in chicken breasts.
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup finely chopped onion (1 small)
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 cup stewed tomatoes
3 tablespoons currents or raisins
Slivered almonds, toasted

Yellow Rice

1 - 1-1/2 cups raw rice
1 teaspoon salt
2 - 3 cups water
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon Saffron
Yellow food coloring

directions

Chicken

1
Coat the chicken with the salted flour and brown in a skillet with the butter. Remove the browned chicken to a casserole dish.
2
Add the onion, green pepper, garlic, curry powder and thyme to the skillet. Simmer until golden. Add the tomatoes and simmer to deglaze the skillet. Pour over the chicken and cover the casserole.
3
Bake at 350° for 30 - 45 minutes until chicken is tender. During the last 5 minutes, add the currents or raisins. Replace the cover and finish cooking.
4
Serve over yellow rice and garnish with the toasted almonds

Yellow Rice

Prepare long grain rice according to package directions for 1 - 1-1/2 cups of raw rice. Before cooking, add 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon saffron and sufficient yellow food coloring tho achieve the right color.