DINNER IN 40 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
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Step 1
Heat the oil and fry the onion until soft. Add the garlic, ginger, masala and cumin and cook for one minute.
DINNER IN 40 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
VEGETARIAN · DINNER
Bean Bunny Chow
Durban-style bunny chow with a thick sugar bean and potato curry served in hollowed-out bread. A 40-minute vegetarian dinner for 4.
Total time40 min
YieldServes 4
DietVegetarian
Shopping13 ingredients
DifficultyEasy
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Step 2
Add the potatoes, tomatoes and stock, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
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Step 3
Add the beans and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until the potatoes are soft and the curry is thick. Season with salt.
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Step 4
Cut the loaf into four pieces, scoop out the soft middle of each and keep it for dipping.
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Step 5
Fill the bread with curry, top with coriander and serve with the scooped-out bread on top.
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Cooking notes
The curry must be thick, or it soaks through the bread too quickly.
Durban masala is traditional; use mild curry powder if you prefer less heat.
Serve with grated carrot salad, as many Durban takeaways do.
Good to know
Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, where it has been sold as a takeaway since at least the 1940s.
Yes. It works well with rice or roti.
Sugar beans are traditional in South Africa, but kidney beans, butter beans or chickpeas work too.
About this recipe
Bunny chow comes from Durban: a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry. This vegetarian version uses sugar beans and potatoes in a thick masala curry, and the scooped-out bread is used to mop up the sauce.
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