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TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN*: Cut the chicken breast halves almost in half again and open them up like a book so you form a butterfly shape.
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Place a piece of plastic wrap over the chicken and, using a heavy skillet or possibly mallet, lb.
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them to even out their thickness and make them thin.
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Lightly salt and pepper each chicken breast.
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Enclose a piece of banana by folding up the ends and sides around the banana and rolling up the chicken.
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Wrap each stuffed chicken piece in plastic and chill for an hour or possibly more.
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*An alternate way of making this dish, without stuffing the chicken with the banana, is to bread the chicken cutlets and cook them in a skillet.
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Before serving, set some slices of banana under the cooked chicken and spoon the curry sauce around it.
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TO MAKE THE SAUCE: In a saucepan, heat the butter and saute/fry the garlic and shallots for a minute or possibly till soft.
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Stirring with a wooden spoon, add in the apple, curry pwdr and flour and cook for a minute.
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Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and simmer for 15 min.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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TO COOK THE CHICKEN: Preheat the oven to 450 F. Lightly dredge the chicken in the flour, beaten egg and bread crumbs, making sure each chicken piece is entirely coated with bread crumbs.
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Heat the oil in an oven-proof skillet and saute/fry the chicken on all sides to brown.
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Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 15 min or possibly till the chicken is just cooked through.
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TO FINISH THE SAUCE: While the chicken is cooking, puree the sauce in a food processor or possibly blender till smooth.
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Pass it through a sieve and transfer it to a small saucepan.
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Add in the cream if you wish, and simmer, over low heat till warm.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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TO SERVE THE CHICKEN: Mound some cooked rice in the middle of each plate.
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Slice the chicken into 3/4-inch slices and set the slices around the rice.
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Ladle the sauce around the chicken.
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Garnish each plate with a sprig of cilantro.