Indian anything curry

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsUnsalted butter (or veg. oil)
1cupChopped onion
1teaspoonMinced garlic
½cupFinely minced celery, optl
1cupTart apple, peel, core and cut into small cubes
¼cupFlour
2tablespoonsCurry powder
¾teaspoonDry mustard
1Bay leaf
cupUnsalted broth
3cupsCooked chicken or any other meat cut to bite-size pieces (or possibly cubed tofu)
½cupMilk or cream
3tablespoonsUnsalted chutney,fine chop

Directions

1. Melt butter in saucepan and add onion, garlic, celery, and apple. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes.

2. Blend flour, curry powder and mustard and sprinkle over vegetables, stirring. Add bay leaf.

3. Add broth, stirring rapidly with wire whisk. When mixture has thickened, let it simmer for 15 minutes. Stir often from the bottom to prevent sticking.

4. Add meat, milk and chutney and simmer for 4 or 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice, additional chutney on the side, peanuts or other kinds of nuts, and any number of Indian relishes and raitas.

Yield: about 6 servings