Written: 12/30/2022
Notes for dairy-free Chicken Apple Curry, made from bone-in chicken thighs, leftover apples, and peas
What
Chicken curry with apples over rice
Ingredients
Rice, 3-4 bone-in chicken thighs, 2-3 apples, frozen peas, onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, pepper, curry powder, cumin/ground cilantro, soy sauce, rice wine, chicken broth, Apple juice, potatoes, tomatoes (optional), cornstarch
Time
45-60 minutes
Steps
- Make rice
- Heat oil in deep dish skillet
- Add half of onions and garlic
- Add bone-in chicken thighs skin side down (I prefer them whole first, then cut up, but for speed, you can cut first)
- Add seasonings: salt, pepper, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine, curry, cumin, ground cilantro
- Brown on either side of chicken (don’t cook through!)
- While keeping an eye on that, start peeling and cutting the potatoes and apples into chunks
- Remove chicken and set aside with sauces
- Add more oil
- Add rest of onions and garlic
- Add potatoes first, and season (salt, pepper, soy sauce, curry/cumin/cilantro)
- If you haven’t finished preparing the apples, do them now
- Add apples, season (to taste and also the tomato paste)
- Wait until the potatoes are partially cooked
- Add apple juice and chicken broth
- Add tomatoes (optional)
- Taste
- Let simmer a bit
- Add half of the frozen peas
- Cover and lower heat a little
- In the meanwhile, cut the now-cooled chicken into chunks, and remove the bones (or add them into the skillet if you want)
- Cook until potatoes are soft
- Uncover, add chicken and sauces
- Keep uncovered and cook until chicken is done
- Add rest of peas
- Taste!
- Mix cornstarch with water (how much cornstarch depends on how thick you want it)
- Pour in and stir to thicken into a sauce
- Taste and fix
- Keep it on until things are bubbling again
- Turn off and let sit for a few minutes
Pour over rice and you’re done!
**Note: I can’t tolerate spicy foods, so I don’t make my stuff spicy. I am also lactose intolerant, so no milks. If you like creamier curry, you can add milk or coconut milk. If you like spicy, use spicy curry or spicy**
