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South African Durban Spiced Chickpea Curry In Bread Bowls

Name: South African Durban Spiced Chickpea Curry In Bread Bowls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced; 3 clove garlic, minced; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated; 1.5 tbsp Durban curry powder; 2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced into half-inch cubes; 425 g canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 cup crushed tomatoes; 1.5 cup vegetable broth; 2 small uncut crusty white bread loaves, halved and center bread hollowed out

A plant-based take on Durbans iconic street food bunny chow, featuring chickpeas and potatoes simmered in an aromatic hot Durban curry gravy, served inside hollowed bread loaves.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 40 min

Technique to learn

Bunny Chow Assembly

Hollowing out sturdy white bread loaves to act as edible bowls that absorb rich spicy curry gravy.

Instructions

Step 1: Heat vegetable oil in a medium pot over medium heat, then sauté the diced onion for 6 minutes until soft and translucent.
Step 2: Add the minced garlic, grated ginger, and Durban curry powder, cooking for 1 minute until fragrant.

Step 3: Pour in the crushed tomatoes, diced potatoes, and vegetable broth, stirring well to scrape up any spices sticking to the bottom.

Step 4: Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 12 minutes until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.

Step 5: Add the drained chickpeas and cook uncovered for an additional 5 minutes to allow the curry to thicken.

Step 6: Ladle the hot curry generously into the hollowed bread halves and serve immediately with the reserved bread crumbs for dipping.

Cooking tips

Keep the hollowed-out center portion of bread to scoop up gravy from the bread bowl.
Cut the potato pieces small and uniform so they cook through quickly without over-reducing the gravy.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by South African; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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