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Bunny chow Recipe
Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Cook Time | 120 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- tsp ½cumin seeds
- tsp ½fennel seeds
- 2.5 piece cm/1inof cinnamon stick
- 2 green cardamom pods
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp South African curry powder
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1 kg/2lb 2oz boneless leg of lamb cut into 1.5cm/½in dices
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- 10-12 Curry Leaves
- 2 in large potatoes cutcubes the same size as the meat
- Salt
- 2 tbsp finely chopped Coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 in loaves of crusty white bread unsliced, each cut acrosshalfthe middle and most of the crumbs removed
- coriander cress or sprigs to garnish
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Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the whole spices and bay leaf until the spices sizzle.
- Add the onion and cook for 5–7 minutes until translucent.
- Stir in the curry powder and sauté for one minute, then add the tomatoes and stir to mix.
- Cook on medium heat, stirring often, until you get a sauce-like consistency.
- Add the meat, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and 300ml/11fl oz water, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 40-50 minutes or until the meat is tender.
- Add the potatoes, salt to taste and 200ml/7fl oz water. Continue simmering until the meat and potatoes are perfectly cooked (about 15 minutes).
- Stir in the chopped coriander and lime juice.
- To serve, spoon into the hollows in the bread and garnish with coriander cress.