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FRUITY CHICKEN CURRY WITH TURMERIC RICE

INGREDIENTS:

1 whole chicken jointed into 4 portions

1 litre / 3/4 pints water to cook chicken

1/2 tablespoon each caraway and fennel seeds

1 teaspoon each cumin and coriander seeds

1 tablespoon each turmeric and ground ginger

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons each curry powder, dessicated coconut and chutney

2 each apples, peaches, oranges, bananas, all diced

1/4 pineapple, diced

200g / 7oz raisins

4 tablespoons tomato puree

75g / 3oz flour

75g / 3oz polyunsaturated margarine

350g / 12oz long grain rice

300ml / 1 1/2 pints water, to cook rice

A little salt

PROCEDURE :

Place the chicken portions in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Cook for 40 minutes and bone. Save the liquid for stock. Melt the polyunsaturated margarine, add garlic, spices, coconut, chutney and fruit (reserving bananas and oranges for garnish), chicken pieces and tomatoe puree. Add flour and hot stock, stirring continuously. Simmer for 15 minutes. In a separate saucepan, cook rice for 25 minutes. Spoon curry onto a bed of the rice. Garnish the curry with the bananas and the oranges.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.