1 broiler-fryer chicken 3-pounder, cut up
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion large, minced
1 cup long grain rice raw
2 teaspoons curry powder or to taste
1/8 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
2 1/2 cups chicken broth boiling
1 8-ounce package dried apricots halves
1/2 cup raisins
1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
Heat oven to 350° F. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt; brown in hot oil in large Dutch oven. Remove chicken. Sauté onion in pan drippings until tender. Add rice, curry powder, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until rice is coated with fat and becomes milky white in color. Stir in hot broth, apricots, raisins, and lemon juice; bring to boil. Top with chicken and cover with foil, securing tightly. Put chicken in oven and bake for 45 minutes or until meat is tender.