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Curried Chicken and Rice

Rice dishes are no doubt comfort food. Here’s a dish with spice that keeps you more warm inside than steaming out of your mouth.
Curries are often made from a blend of spices, and with all those spices comes tons of flavor and health properties.

Turmeric is the star here, as it will give your food hues of gold. But it’s not just for show. Turmeric boasts plenty of health benefits too. Curcumin is the major ingredient in turmeric. It has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Active research in turmeric is finding out the role it plays in reducing arthritis to ulcerative colitis.
More definitive research has to be done, but there are links to improving memory and helping keep Alzheimer’s at bay.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tsp Madras curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 lb. chicken breast or thighs

Preparation:

  • Boil water
  • Quarter and thinly slice onion
  • Slice chicken into thin strips
  • In a large electric slow cooker, mix together all the ingredients
  • Cover and cook on high heat setting for 1 hour
  • Reduce heat to low and cook another 2 1/2 to 3 hours covered
  • Rice should be tender and chicken cooked through

 

GFCF, SF, EF, DF

Legend:

  • GFCF – gluten free casein free
  • SF – soy  free
  • DF – dairy free
  • EF – egg free

Resources:

7 Health Benefits of Turmeric

20 Comments

  1. meyepolbl
    meyepolbl on November 4 at 6:08 pm

    this sounds like an Indian curry?

  2. seatubles
    seatubles on November 8 at 6:11 pm

    yeah the Madras curry powder gave it away

  3. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on November 11 at 8:08 am

    Basmati rice does toooOOo

  4. vujnighap
    vujnighap on November 12 at 12:54 pm

    Basmati rice is the best in the world

  5. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on November 13 at 6:15 am

    have you even had jasmine rice?

  6. meyepolbl
    meyepolbl on November 15 at 2:12 pm

    the real question is, have y’all had sushi rice

  7. seatubles
    seatubles on November 19 at 7:32 am

    I mean, i”ll eat them all

  8. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on November 22 at 6:02 pm

    buttttt for real, can we get a Thai curry?

  9. gmgehalle
    gmgehalle on November 25 at 1:47 am

    Should try Vietnamese curry too! They use Madras powder but not sure what else

  10. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on November 26 at 8:19 am

    That’s so cool, I never knew Vietnam had a curry

  11. gmgehalle
    gmgehalle on November 29 at 1:32 am

    Oh yeah, it’s got chicken, carrots and potatoes…and you eat it with toasted french bread

  12. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on November 30 at 10:59 pm

    I was going to go with an garlic naan but now hmmm

  13. gmgehalle
    gmgehalle on December 5 at 1:53 pm

    Time for a side-by-side comparison!

  14. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on December 8 at 2:30 am

    You know you’re right, in the name of science

  15. welnikjos
    welnikjos on December 10 at 10:23 am

    luvvv all the spices, its like comfort food

  16. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on December 13 at 2:21 pm

    yasss and not spicyyy either

  17. welnikjos
    welnikjos on December 17 at 9:02 pm

    No way not spicy?! I’m super sensitive to spice but this sounds so good

  18. beghinjgul
    beghinjgul on December 20 at 8:59 am

    mhmm just take out the cayenne pepper. the rest of the spice is just great flavorrr

  19. welnikjos
    welnikjos on December 21 at 5:11 am

    Made this tonight! And I have delicious leftovers for lunch tomorrow

  20. gmgehalle
    gmgehalle on December 23 at 6:53 am

    it’s a gift that keeps on giving!

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