Vanlife Eats
on 3 September 2021

Vegan Bunny Chow

VEGAN BUNNY CHOW recipe

6 min read

vegan bunny chow

Vegan Bunny Chow

Vegan
South African classic street food that originated from India. Curry in a roll!! Amazing! We first tried this at our very own Vanlife Eats Big Picnic and had to replicate it in our own van.
5 from 3 votes
No fridge – No water – Stove top meal
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Lunch, Snacks
Servings 2 Vanlifers
Diet Vegan

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Potato Medium
  • 1 Cup Spinach
  • 200 g Chickpeas Drained
  • 200 g Chopped Tomatoes
  • 3 Curry Leaves
  • 2 Cardamon Pod
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick 1cm
  • 1/2 White Onion
  • 1 tbsp Curry Powder
  • 1 Chilli
  • 1/4 Lemon
  • 1 Cup Coriander
  • 1 tsp Ghee or flavourless oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 Large Crusty Rolls
  • 1 Garlic Clove

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in the pan
  • Add the cardamon pods and the cinnamon stick and heat for 30 seconds
  • Add the onion, curry leaves and garlic. Stir and cook until translucent
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and the curry powder and cook for 5 minutes
  • Add the diced potatoes and chickpeas
  • Cover and cook for 15 – 20 minutes
  • Add the spinach and coriander for the last 5 minute and season with salt and pepper
  • Cut a circular hole in the top off each crusty roll and squash the fluffy bread inside to the inner wall making room for the filling.
  • Fill the curry mix into each roll
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 17gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 173mgPotassium: 1189mgFiber: 14gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1857IUVitamin C: 108mgCalcium: 141mgIron: 6mg
Keyword chickpea, Curry, potato, spicy, spinach, street food, vegan
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3 Comments
  1. Gail

    Is delicous.. thankyou I added some fresh ginger and garam masala and 10 curry leaves and stuffed into 2 halves of a loaf of bread took down to beach and watched sunset with a mate …awesome 👍 will add to my favz

    Reply
    • Vanlife Eats

      Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂

      Reply
  2. Gail

    5 stars
    👍

    Reply
5 from 3 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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