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Kaapse Hoenderkerrie
about 70 minutes · kids love it“A mild Cape-style chicken curry with coconut milk, a touch of chutney and lemon. Serve with rice and sambals.”
What you need
From Grensland- Chicken Thighs: about 250 g per adult
Onions, garlic, fresh ginger, mild curry powder, ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, chicken stock, carrots, fruit chutney, lemons
In one kit (serves 4)- Chicken Thighs: 1000 g
- Onions: 250 g
- Garlic: 15 g
- Fresh ginger: 15 g
- Mild curry powder: 25 g
- Ground cumin: 5 g
- Ground coriander: 5 g
- Turmeric: 2 g
- Tomato paste: 1 × 50 g sachet
- Chopped tomatoes: 1 × 400 g tin
- Coconut milk: 1 × 400 ml tin
- Chicken stock: 150 ml
- Carrots: 150 g
- Fruit chutney: 20 g
- Lemons: 1
Method
- 1Cut the chicken into large pieces. Soften the chopped onion in the oil, then add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, cumin, coriander and turmeric. Cook for a minute until fragrant.
- 2Stir in the tomato paste, then the chicken, tomatoes, coconut milk, stock and sliced carrots. Add the salt and chutney.
- 3Simmer gently until the chicken is cooked and tender, the carrots are soft and the sauce is thick (30–40 minutes). Stir now and then.
- 4Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon at the end and taste.