My youngest son brought our food bill way down when his doctor gave him orders regarding his triglyceride levels. He’s doing chicken curry like a pro now. He does everything but the spice mix from scratch.
And then practice and try stuff. If you live near a large city, you can get the seeds used in curry powders. And there are so many types/recipes of curry powders that he's bound to find his niche and do a great job.
/johnny
The best curry (the spice mix) I ever used was from a Menonite bulk food store in Tipton, MO. They were really nice people and their spices were the best I have ever used.
Unfortunately I no longer travel there. Guess I should call them and order through the mail, but I never have tried that.
We eat a lot of chicken and rice. My wife is great at cooking that. She only uses the chicken breast in that, and I take the rest of the meat and make chicken vegetable soup with it.
We have not kept chickens on the farm for over 60 years, but I am thinking about getting some pullets soon. We have a lot of waste grain from our seed cleaner. We sell most of it to the ranchers for their quail (for the hunters), but I would still have plenty to help with the chicken feed issue. Fresh eggs are good.