Some of you may remember the Bombay pasta salad at Bosko’s. I know after working there for 4 years, they retired it at some point, but it was one of my favorites. I have had a few friends ask about it (most recently my close friend Robyn Tamura) and my main Bosko’s Go! recipe advisor provided me a baseline recipe he found online. As it’s not exact, I’m getting close and decided to post my first version. I will update it each time I make it.
If you’re too lazy and don’t mind spending a high price, Whole Foods has a curry chicken salad that is pretty close and you can just add pasta. They used to always have it in the food area, but after the pandemic it’s a hit or miss. Another secret to making this recipe easy is buying the rotisserie chicken breast from Costco or Safeway.
A few alterations if my memory serves correct, the chicken breast was in cubes, I use shredded. Also I believe there were almond slices, other recipes recommend cashews, but I don’t have nuts in my recipe. I also don’t recall red onion or celery in the Bosko’s version, but it’s in mine. Lastly Bombay was always made with pasta shells, but I used Rottelli pasta for this recipe. If you try making it I hope you it enjoy it and it brings back those good ole Bosko’s memories.
The Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayo
- ½ lime juice
- 3 tsp curry powder
- 1 celery stalk
- ¼ red onion
- ¾ cup of raisins
- 3 cups shredded chicken breast (easy to buy rotisserie chicken breast from Costco)
- 6 oz shell or rotelli pasta (uncooked) – boil for ~7 min
- Pinch of salt if needed, taste first
Instructions
- In a bowl mix mayo, lime juice, and curry powder stir together
- Add celery, red onion, raisins and stir in with mayo mix
- Add chicken and mix in curry mix
- Add in cooked pasta with curry chicken mix and stir
- Cover and let meld overnight in the refrigerator
- Eat away the next day!
I will start to post more recipes in 2023, here’s the link to recipes if you’d like a link to all of them.
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