Chicken Curry ala Anny

The other night I made curry chicken.

It is delicious.

I love it.

And it's so easy!

I have tried a few different recipes, but every time

I do, I always wish that I had tried the first one that I ever attempted.

It's pretty much fool-proof,

so I thought I'd share it with you.

Here's what I do:

Cook up some chicken - my latest method is to just stick a couple of boneless,

skinless breasts in the crockpot in the morning,

cook them a few hours, then transfer them to the fridge

Cut up and boil some potatoes and carrots.

I think I used 6 or 7 potatoes the other day, and 2 carrots.

Boil until soft, then drain out the water.

While the veggies are cooking, I chopped an onion and 

fried it with the chicken in some olive oil.

Then add it to the drained veggies.

Next, I put in half a package of this curry.

It's delicious.  And not very expensive (notice that price is for a 12-pack!).

And I always make sure to buy the mild.

Because that's how I roll.

This mouth can handle a little spice, but I don't want to buy the hot style

and not be able to enjoy it since it's too spicy for me.

But I digress....

put in the curry, then add some water.  I put in a little over 4 cups, and it was a little 

too much, because it ended up watering down the curry flavor.

So probably 3 1/2 cups would suffice.

Stir it occasionally, so the curry paste will melt and disperse.

Serve over rice.

It may not be a great picture, but it's delicious.

Even the kids have enjoyed it.

I learned this method by watching my sister-in-law make curry when I spent a summer

living at their house in Las Vegas.

And when I remembered it a year or two later, I was super excited

that it turned out so nicely.

I think you can find this type of curry in most supermarkets; it tends

to be a little hidden on the Asian food aisle.

I don't think it's too outrageously priced, either - probably $3-4 per box,

which you can use in at least 2 recipes.  When I first started, I would only

use a square or two.  But now that our family's bigger, we make bigger dishes.

I like it a lot more than the powdered curry that has been used

in the other recipes I've tried.