Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/2           cups  long-grain rice -- uncooked
  1         tablespoon  butter
  1           teaspoon  curry powder
  1 1/2           cups  water
     1/2           cup  chicken broth
  1                cup  cooked chicken -- chopped
     1/2           cup  frozen peas -- or fresh blanched
     1/4           cup  red pepper -- chopped
     1/4           cup  scallion -- chopped
     1/4           cup  black olives -- sliced
  1                jar  artichoke hearts -- marinated
     1/4           cup  mayonnaise
                        lots of fresh black pepper

Preparation:

Drain the artichoke hearts and reserve the juice. Chop them. Melt the butter in a suacepan with the curry powder. Cook the rice in the butter, stirring often, until the grains turn opaque and then start to brown slightly. Add the water and broth, turn the heat down, cover and steam 20 minutes or until the rice is done. Let the rice cool for five minutes. Mix together the reserved marinade and the mayonnaise. Toss together all the ingredients except the peas. Chill at least threee hours. Just before serving, toss in the peas.

Nutritional Information:

1931 Calories (kcal); 71g Total Fat; (33% calories from fat); 74g Protein; 249g Carbohydrate; 169mg Cholesterol; 1405mg Sodium