So I have never had Indian food to my knowledge, but I was tired of sweet and sour chicken and couldn't do cream of chicken because of dairy. I found this recipe online: http://busycooks.about.com/od/chickenbreastrecipes/r/cporangecurrych.htm. I probably could have left the cream out and used water for thickener. I substitute dehydrated onions and dehydrated peppers. I attempted to make chutney as well. I had to wiki it, and found out it is not a salsa or a type of meat. It is a condiment that is sweet, sour, spicy and salty. The spices are unique and it took me a long time to find a recipe with substitutes (video above). It was good; I'm excited to buy it from the store and have on hand (Major Grey's comes highly recommended). SOY-free, Cooked DAIRY (can substitute water), NUT-free, NITRATE-free but lots of flavor. You probably could add black or red beans, or lintels. We ate this with some basil-balsamic summer/zucchini squash http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/grilled-zucchini-with-bas_n_1055226.html.
PS Major Grey's chutney is the most talked about and available in the States. Now that I have tasted it, I bet I could doctor some of my peach jam as a substitute.
My husband says he had curry dishes mostly with potatoes not rice when he lived in Switzerland.
