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CAPE MALAY STYLE CHICKEN CURRY WITH YELLOW RICE

Servings: 6 people

Equipment

  • chopping board & knife
  • frying pan with lid
  • garlic crusher
  • grater
  • jug

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp finely grated ginger
  • 5 cloves
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 8 cardamom pods crushed
  • 1 cinnamon stick snapped in half
  • 1 large red chilli
  • 400 g tin tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp mango chutney
  • Chicken stock cube/pot
  • 12 chicken thighs with bones skinned
  • 500 g potatoes
  • Fresh coriander for garnish

Yellow Rice

  • 50 g butter
  • 350 g basmati rice
  • 50 g raisins
  • 1 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 cinnamon stick snapped in half
  • 8 cardamom pods lightly crushed

Instructions

  • Finely chop onion, crush garlic.
  • Half chilli, deseed and slice
  • Grate ginger
  • Heat, oil, add onion and cook for 5 mins. Stir in garlic, ginger and cloves
  • Cook for 5 mins, stir frequently
  • Add spices, chilli, tomatoes and 1 tin of water, stock and chutney
  • Add chicken. Cover and simmer for 35 mins – this could be in a casserole dish in oven Electric !80 C/Fan 160 C, Gas 4
  • Peel and dice potatoes, add and cook for further 25-30 mins. Stir in coriander and serve
  • To make rice – put butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices into large pan with 550 ml water and ½tsp salt.
  • Bring to boil, stir to make sure butter has melted. Cover and cook for 10 mins.
  • Turn off heat and leave for 10 mins. Fluff up with fork, serve with curry

Notes

Cape Malay cooking comes from a community in South Africa
that has historic roots in South east Asia