Bunny Chow Recipe (South African Curry in a Bread Loaf)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 2 to 3 curry leaves
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger and garlic
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 3 green cardamom pods
• 500 g potatoes, cleaned and cut into cubes
• 1 tin (about 400 g) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• Chicken or mutton, cut into pieces (optional)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 loaf unsliced white bread