South African "Street Food" Bunny Chow - Lavender and Lovage

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 whole cardamom pods
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon crumbled curry leaves
• 1 large onion, peeled and roughly diced
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 treaspoon ground mace
• 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 450g chicken, skinned and boned, breasts of thighs (cut into cubes)
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely diced
• 2 large curry leaves
• 150mls chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 whole loaf of white bread (cut in half and the into quarters, with the middle hollowed out to make a)
• fresh coriander to garnish