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Cape Malay chicken curry
Cape Malay chicken simmered with aromatic spices and tomatoes, with rice and onion-tomato salad.
About Cape Malay chicken curry
Salwaa Smith's Cape Malay chicken curry combines chicken with tomato, ginger, garlic and aromatic spices. She serves it with plain boiled white rice and a traditional onion-and-tomato salad.
Cloves, cinnamon, green cardamom and cumin begin the seasoning, followed by turmeric, ground coriander and chilli powder. Garam masala and fresh dhanya finish the curry, with quartered potatoes offered as an addition.
The chicken sits in its spiced tomato gravy beside the rice. Finely chopped onion, tomato, green chilli and dhanya form the accompanying salad, dressed with vinegar, salt and sugar.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cape Malay chicken curry
Salwaa Smith's Cape Malay chicken curry with onion-tomato salad.
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- ClovesSeasoning
- Cinnamon stickSeasoning
- Green cardamom podsSeasoning
- Cumin seedsSeasoning
- OnionAromatic
- Fresh gingerAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Chilli powderSeasoning
- TomatoesBase
- ChickenProtein
- Prepared garam masalaSeasoning
- Dhanya (fresh coriander)Aromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- PotatoesBase · Optional
- Prepared boiled white riceAccompaniment
- Green chilliesSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- VinegarLiquidIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/43 prescribed generic oil, botanical identity unprovided; not BBC sunflower/rapeseed transferred.
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon stick: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32/44 curry and51/65 own salad onion consolidated; salad microwaved actual65, no extra water literal.
- Fresh ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38 pureed curry and55 salad fresh firm tomato, same food consolidated with two actual preparations.
- Chicken: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 small chicken/45 joints, no skinless BBC thighs presumed.
- Prepared garam masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40/46 required final blend, exact formula unprovided and no direct own full formula link in actual page; no guessed Mustard or other foods.
- Dhanya (fresh coriander): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41/46 curry and63 salad dhanya; standard culinary coriander identity.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only curry44 and actual salad53 consolidated.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual45 curry cooking liquid, not extra salad steaming water invented.
- Potatoes (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual48 explicit offered variation with chicken, optional.
- Prepared boiled white rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual17/46 actual choice over roti/chapati, full upstream rice preparation unprovided; no hidden butter/spices.
- Green chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual57 own full salad, cultivar unknown.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 own salad dressing.
- Vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual61 salad, type/product unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- South Africa
- South AfricaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cape Malay Cuisine
- Cape Malay cuisineCatalogue link pending review
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