South African Potato Curry with Peas 🌶️🥔
This comforting South African potato curry is full of bold spices, gentle heat, and homestyle flavor. Made with onions, green chilies, curry leaves, and tender potatoes, it’s the kind of dish that gets better as it cooks. Finished with peas and fresh coriander, this is pure comfort food.
This recipe is extra special to me—it comes straight from my mom 🤍 We served it with mielie rice and dal, but it’s also incredible with fresh roti.
Ingredients:
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2–4 green chilies (adjust to taste)
• A handful of curry leaves
• 1 tomato, chopped
• A handful of peas
• Fresh coriander
• Salt, to taste
• Oil
Spices:
• 2 heaped teaspoons Bombay masala
• 1 heaped teaspoon turmeric
Method:
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion, green chilies, and curry leaves until softened and lightly golden. Add the spices and let the aromas bloom gently without burning. Stir in the chopped tomato and cook down until thick...
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