Curri de Pollo con Salsa de Ciruelas Pasas

• 3½-4 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• ½

Mix the garlic, orégano, cumin, salt, pepper and curry powder together and rub into the chicken pieces. Refrigerate overnight. Heat half the butter in a heavy frying pan and lightly sauté the chicken pieces. Transfer the contents of the pan to a heavy, covered casserole. Rinse out the pan and heat the rest of the butter. Sauté the mushrooms (whole if small, sliced if large) over fairly high hea