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Say Yes To African Cape Malay Chicken Curry Supermarket Meal Recipe

African Supermarket Meal, Cape Malay Chicken Curry Recipe.

Yes everything you need for Cape Malay Chicken Curry Recipe is found in your local supermarket. Popular among South Africa Malay people are dishes such as chicken curry. Stews, roasts and baked vegetables form part of the Malay cuisine and the food is very spicy.

Vape Malay Chicken Curry

Among South Africa Cape Malay food recipes, Cape Malay Chicken Curry Recipe is a classic.


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Say Yes To African Cape Malay Chicken Curry Supermarket Meal Recipe


In South Africa, the United East India Company, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) colonized portions of Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia and Indonesia and practiced slavery in the South African Cape.

Those people that opposed the colonization and occupation of their lands by the Dutch in Asia were taken as political prisoners or shipped to exile at the Cape of Good Hope as slaves. The ex-imprisoned people today are known as Cape Malay.

Cape Malay Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients:
6 bone-in chicken thighs
African Supermarket Meal Cape Malay Chicken Curry Recipe
Cape Malay Chicken Curry
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 large white potatoes, diced
4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tablespoons ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 ground white pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cinnamon stick, snapped in half
1 large hot chili pepper, diced
2 tablespoons mango jelly
3 cups water or coconut water


Directions:
Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for five minutes until softened. Stir in spices. Add vegetables, stir then add chicken, cover
and cook for 30 to 40 minutes until the chicken is tender. Serve over rice.
Bizmellah a Cape Malay restaurant in South Africa
Bizmellah a Cape Malay restaurant in South Africa



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