Easy Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 small green apple, peeled, cored and finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups cooked chicken (I use a purchased whole barbecued chicken)

Directions

1. 1

   Melt butter in large skillet over medium low heat.

2. 2

   Add the onion, apple and garlic and mix well.

3. 3

   cook, covered over low heat until the onion is tender and translucent, about 12 minutes.

4. 4

   Add the curry powder to the onion mixture and mix well.

5. 5

   Dissolve cornstarch in the milk and add it to the mixture.

6. 6

   Add the chicken broth and mix well.

7. 7

   Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.

8. 8

   Add the lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well.

9. 9

   Stir in the chicken and continue cooking until the chicken is heated through.

10. 10

    Optional: Serve over rice with condiments such as chutney, raisins, diced bell peppers, cucumber, tomato, pineapple, papaya, mango, banana, kiwi, chopped scallions, hard-boiled eggs, peanuts or toasted almonds.