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Durban Chicken Curry Bread Bowl

Durban Chicken Curry Bread Bowl

Durban-style curry served inside a hollowed loaf for a generous, hands-on meal.

65 mins total for first methodServes 4Oven

Ingredients

Method

20 mins prep45 mins cook65 mins total
  1. Cut the loaf into four pieces and hollow out each centre, leaving a 2 cm shell.

  2. Fry the onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and cumin, and stir for 1 minute.

  3. Add the chicken and brown for 4 minutes. Stir in the potatoes, tomatoes and stock.

  4. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes until the potatoes and chicken are tender. Stir in the beans and cook for 5 minutes.

  5. Spoon the curry into the bread quarters, scatter with coriander and serve with the reserved bread.

Notes

Use chickpeas instead of chicken for a vegetarian curry. Keep the curry bubbling gently so the bread remains intact.

About this recipe

Bunny chow is a South African street-food classic: a fragrant, saucy curry packed into a quarter loaf of bread. This version uses chicken, potato and beans for a filling curry that is easy to share.

Use a sturdy unsliced white loaf and keep the bread middle for dipping. The curry should be thick enough not to soak through immediately.