Chicken Curry in Papaya

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 tart apple, peeled and diced
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 whole cloves
• 4 teaspoons chicken-flavor base
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 4 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup milk or cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped chutney
• 3 papayas

Instructions

1. In a 3-quart saucepan melt butter; add onion, celery and apple and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Mix together flour, curry powder, garlic powder, dry mustard and seasoned salt; stir into apple mixture along with bay leaf and cloves.
3. Dissolve flavor base in water and stir into apple mixture; cook, stirring, until sauce thickens.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Add chicken, cream and chutney and cook 5 minutes longer.
6. Cut 3 papayas in half. Carefully remove seeds, being sure not to leave one. Fill papaya halves with curried chicken.
7. Arrange in baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
8. Serve with rice and chutney.