What better way to celebrate Heritage Month than with one of Durban’s favourite meals – a mutton curry bunny chow! Check out the recipe below and make this mouth-watering meal at home.

You’ll need:

• 1 ½ kg mutton or lamb, cut into bite-sized pieces
• Cooking oil
• 4 pieces of cinnamon, 2.5cm long
• 6 green cardamoms
• 6 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 4 sprigs of curry leaves
• 2 green chillies, sliced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp crushed ginger
• 1 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1 tbsp brown vinegar
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 4 tbsp mixed masala
• 5 cups water
• ½ cup tomato puree
• 1 tomato, peeled and chopped
• 6 potatoes, peeled
• ½ cup fresh coriander
• 2 loaves of bread, cut into halves

Method:

1. Rinse the meat in a colander and drain the excess water.
2. Heat oil in a large saucepan and add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and fennel, and stir for a few seconds.
3. Add the curry leaves, chillies, onion, turmeric, ginger and garlic, and sauté for 3-4 mins.
4. In a bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, garam masala and mixed masala, and mix well.
5. Add the masala mixture to the onions, then add the meat and salt to taste. Mix until the meat is coated with the masala mix.
6. Cover the saucepan and cook on moderate heat until the juices have been extracted from the meat. Stir occasionally until the meat is well-braised and the oil floats to the surface, then add the water and continue cooking until the meat is tender.
7. Add the tomato puree, chopped tomato and potatoes. When the potatoes are cooked through and the gravy has been slightly reduced, add the coriander.
8. Scoop the inside of the bread out and fill with the curry, then place the inside of the bread loaf on top and serve.