Exotic Chicken Bunny Chow

Ingredients

• 2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 5 cracked cardamom pods
• 5 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 3 star anise
• 3 tablespoons curry powder
• Chili powder (optional)
• 5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 5 tomatoes, chopped and pureed
• 3 potatoes, chopped
• 1 stem fresh curry leaf, leaves picked
• 8 loaves unsliced firm white bread, halved, for serving
• Carrot, salad for serving