Bunny Chow

Bunny Chow

A South African street food classic featuring a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with spiced curry and vegetables.

⏱ 45 min total🔪 15 min prep🔥 30 min cookEasyServes 2South African

Ingredients

  • •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • •1 large onion, diced
  • •3 cloves garlic, minced
  • •2 tablespoons curry powder
  • •1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • •2 medium potatoes, cubed
  • •1 can (400ml) chickpeas, drained
  • •1 cup diced tomatoes
  • •1 cup vegetable broth
  • •1 round loaf of bread
  • •to taste salt and pepper

Directions

  1. 1Heat oil in a pot and sauté onion and garlic until softened, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2Add curry powder and cumin, stirring constantly for 1 minute until fragrant.
  3. 3Add potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, and broth, then simmer for 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  4. 4Season the curry with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 5Hollow out the center of the bread loaf, leaving about 1 inch of crust on all sides.
  6. 6Spoon the hot curry generously into the hollowed bread, allowing it to soak in.
  7. 7Tear the scooped-out bread into pieces and use it to scoop additional curry from the loaf.
  8. 8Serve immediately while the bread is warm and the curry is hot.

💡 Bunny chow needs a curry thick enough to soak into bread without instantly collapsing it; reduce until the sauce clings to potatoes and chickpeas before filling the loaf. Slow cooker: cook LOW 5–6 hours, or HIGH 2–3 hours, adding any greens, dairy or fresh herbs in the last 15 minutes.

Cook this with Miamzi 👨‍🍳

Miamzi knows what's in your kitchen — it checks this recipe against your ingredients, adds what's missing to your grocery list, plans your week, and invents new dishes from what you already have.

Create your free kitchen →

From the Miamzi recipe library.