Recipe
Durban Chicken Curry Bread Bowl
Durban-style curry served inside a hollowed loaf for a generous, hands-on meal.
Ingredients
Method
Cut the loaf into four pieces and hollow out each centre, leaving a 2 cm shell.
Fry the onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and cumin, and stir for 1 minute.
Add the chicken and brown for 4 minutes. Stir in the potatoes, tomatoes and stock.
Cover and simmer for 25 minutes until the potatoes and chicken are tender. Stir in the beans and cook for 5 minutes.
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.