Cape Malay Curry Recipes

BO-KAAP CAPE MALAY KERRIE - SOUTH AFRICAN CAPE MALAY CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or saucepan.
• Over high heat, fry the onions and garlic, stirring continuously. Add the ginger, curry powder and all the spices and continue stirring for a minute. Season to taste with pepper and add the salt.
• Reduce heat slightly. Add the meat and fry it until it is browned on all sides. (This may be easier if you remove the onions, garlic and ginger mixture and set them aside, then return them to the pot after the meat is browned.).
• Add the vinegar and stock, plus all the other remaining ingredients (except the apricot jam, yoghurt, and bananas). Cover. Reduce heat. Simmer over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until everything is tender, approximately 1 1/2 hours for lamb and 2 hours for mutton, maybe a little longer.
• Stir in the apricot jam and the yoghurt a few minutes before serving.
• Serve this curry with yellow rice and a variety of sambals and atjars.

CAPE MALAY CURRY

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil until soft and golden.
• Add garlic and ginger and saute for a minute.
• Deglaze pot with a little water.
• Add tomato, red wine vinegar, tomato paste, chutney, apricot jam, turmeric and cinnamon.
• Add chicken to mixture, and pour in enough water to cover the chicken.
• OPTIONAL: You can add chopped and peeled potatoes to the curry at this stage. They're delicious this way, and mean you don't have to cook rice!
• Simmer for 30-45 minutes, or until chicken is done.
• TASTE MIXTURE BEFORE SERVING AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. If it's too sweet, add more vinegar and salt. If it's too acidic, add sugar. If it's not hot enough, add more curry paste. Essentially, there's no one recipe that will make a curry to please everyone, so you have to taste and add.