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Pullau Chicken
Pullau Chicken is a traditional South African recipe (from Durban) for a classic dry, fragrant curry of chicken in an onion and garlic base with poppy seeds. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic South African version of: Pullau Chicken.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
65 minutes
Total Time:
85 minutes
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : CurrySpice RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesSouth-africa Recipes
This is a classic Indian-inspired curry from Durban in South Africa. This is a dry, fragrant curry from Indian Mughal style of cookery.
Ingredients:
1.5kg chicken pieces (a mix of wings, thighs and drumsticks)
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves
3cm length of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 tsp poppy seeds
2 tsp cloves
1 tsp ground allspice
3cm length of cinnamon stick
2 tbsp plain yoghurt
3 tbsp oil or ghee
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 tsp
Cape Curry Powder
salt, to taste
1 tbsp
tamarind paste
Method:
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat then stir in the onion, spices, chicken and curry power. Cook the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Season with taste to salt then reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting, cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
At the end of the 20 minutes stir in the yoghurt and tamarind paste then cook for 1 minute more.
Serve hot, accompanied by rice.
