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South African Street Food (Bunny Chow) Recipe Video

Bunny Chow is a South African street food from the city of Durban. It's curry served in a hollowed out loaf of bread, much like a bread bowl here in the West. Today I am making a chicken curry with a tomato gravy using leftover rotisserie chicken and I am serving it up bunny style using a more portable bread. In this case, a kaiser bun. Its a fun and delicious dish with many stories behind its origin. Have fun with this recipe!

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time15 Min

Ready In30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy

Health IndexAverageServings4

CuisineSouth AfricanCourseSnack

TasteSpicyMethodSimmered

DishCurryMain IngredientChicken

Interest GroupEasy

Ingredients

	Yellow onion	1⁄2 Medium, chopped (Pureed into a paste)
	Coriander seeds	2 Tablespoon (Toasted and ground in a mortar and pestle)
	Cumin	2 Teaspoon, ground
	Garam masala	2 Teaspoon
	Turmeric powder	1 Teaspoon
	Oil	2 Tablespoon (For frying)
	Garlic	2 Clove (10 gm), minced
	Ginger	1 Small, minced (Thumb sized ginger used)
	Crushed tomatoes	1 Can (10 oz)
	Rotisserie chicken	1⁄2 Medium (Roughly shredded into chunks)
	Water	2 Cup (32 tbs)
	Potato	1 Medium, diced
	Frozen peas	1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
	Salt & pepper	To Taste (To season)

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 341 Calories from Fat 141

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15 g23.7%

Saturated Fat 2.2 g11%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 39.9 mg13.3%

Sodium 1195.4 mg49.8%

Total Carbohydrates 31 g10.3%

Dietary Fiber 7.2 g28.9%

Sugars 3.5 g

Protein 25 g50.6%

Vitamin A 18.4% Vitamin C 35.8%

Calcium 14.8% Iron 27.9%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

MAKING
1. Take an oiled skillet and bring it to medium heat and to that add the onion puree made in the food processor.
2. Add minced garlic and ginger to this and stir for about a minute. Add the prepared curry powder mix to it and stir till the flavor builds.
3. Once done add crushed tomatoes and stir it for a while and add the roughly shredded chicken pieces. Then add 2 cups of water and stir. Add the diced potato and cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
4. After 10 minutes open the lid and add frozen peas and cook for another couple of minutes and season with salt and pepper.

FINALIZING
5. Take a bun and scoop a cap out of it and fill it with the prepared curry and close it with the scooped out lid of the bun.

SERVING
6. Serve warm.

Editors Review

Real South African street food. This video makes chicken bunny chow which is delicious form of curry chicken served on a hollow bread. Prepared with aromatic spices, this chicken dish is very delicious and the aromatic spices render a very beautiful flavor. Try this zesty chicken and enjoy the tender, moist meat.