Plantain
and Chicken Curry
1
Very ripe plantain (yellow skin with black
spots), cubed
1 Chicken breast, cubed
1 Sliced onion
1/2
Stick of butter
6-12 basil leaves
1 Medium apple (peeld
and cut into cubes)
2 Teaspoons of flaked
coconut
3 Teaspoons
of curry powder
1/4 Pint of heavy cream
(prefer coconut cream / milk)
3 Tablespoons of flour
Boil
chicken pieces until tender in about 2
cups of water. Remove from heat,
strain chicken and save
broth. Cut chicken into bite size cubes.
In a sauce pan,
saute onions and apples
in butter. Add basil, coconut flakes,
and curry powder.
Sprinkle
with flour and saute for 3 minutes. While
stirring, add reserved broth
(should
be about 1 1/2 cups). When sauce is smooth,
add salt and pepper to taste.
Add Cream, plantain and
chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve
over a bed of rice
and garnish with coconut
flakes.