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Bunny chow main dish South Africa
Home Recipes South African Bunny Chow

South Africa

South African Bunny Chow

Bunny Chow is a Friday night staple in the city of Durban. Often overlooked, Durban is a cultural hub of South Africa. One that Gandhi once called home, the place where the British settlers landed and the home of the legendary King of the Zulus Shaka.

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Serves 2-4

Bunny Chow is a Friday night staple in the city of Durban. Often overlooked, Durban is a cultural hub of South Africa. One that Gandhi once called home, the place where the British settlers landed and the home of the legendary King of the Zulus Shaka.

Many Indian settlers were brought to Durban to work on the railway lines and in the sugar cane plantations and so their families settled here. They brought along with them a rich diversity of spiced curry flavours, mainly vegetarian. In Modern Durban, these spices have become African and the result is a dish of spicy curry served in a hollowed-out half loaf of bread. Best had as street food, Bunny Chow now comes with meat options, from Chicken to prawn, and is a popular late-night food for party-goers in the city. This meal is made to be eaten with your hands, start at the top and eat it all, including the bowl.

Method

  1. Saute onions in oil and add the dry ingredients 
  2. Stir and fly the ingredients until they stick to the bottom of the pot
  3. Add the tomatoes and cook until nothing sticks to the bottom of the pot 
  4. Add the meat, ginger, and garlic 
  5. Simmer on allow heat until the meat is almost tender (about 30 minutes) 
  6. Add the potato and some water, simmer until meat is tender
  7. Cut the bread in half, hollow out the soft bread leaving the crust, keep the soft bread
  8. Ladle the curry in the hollow bread and put the soft bread on top 
  9. Eat with your hands.

Recipe Ingredients

Spices:
Star anise: 1
Cinnamon stick: 1
Whole cardamom pods : 3
Fennel seeds: ½ teaspoon
Cumin seeds: ½ teaspoon
Curry leaves: 6
Garam Masala: 3 tablespoons
Ground coriander seeds: 1 teaspoon
Cayenne pepper: 1 teaspoon
Tumeric: 2 teaspoons
Fresh ingredients:
Unsliced loaf of bread: 1
Oil: For frying
Onion, chopped: 1
Medium tomatoes, chopped: 2
Leg of beef/lamb, cubed: 1 kg
Garlic cloves, finely chopped: 4
Ground ginger: 2 teaspoons
Large potatoes: 2

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