Spicy Chicken Stew with Dumplings

Name: Spicy Chicken Stew with Dumplings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 tablespoons cooking oil; 6 chicken pieces; 1 onion finely chopped; 1/2 green pepper finely chopped; 1 tablespoon Rajah mild and spicy curry powder; 3 carrot peeled & sliced; 2 cups water; 1 Knorrox chicken stock cube; 2 handful green beans cut in half; 2 tablespoons Knorr minestrone soup; 165 ml or 2/3 cup flour; 85 ml or 1/3 cup maize meal; 5 ml or 1 tsp baking powder; 15 ml or 1 tbsp Knorrox spicy chicken soup powder; 65 ml or 1/4 cup margarine; 65 ml or 1/4 cup cold water

6 People
70 min.
difficult

Dumplings are always a family favourite. The delicious dumplings combined with the delectable flavour of Knorrox Chicken Stock Cube, will leave everyone with a happy tummy!

Ingredients

1 tablespoons cooking oil
6 chicken pieces
1 onion finely chopped
1/2 green pepper finely chopped
1 tablespoon Rajah mild and spicy curry powder
3 carrot peeled & sliced
2 cups water
1 Knorrox chicken stock cube
2 handful green beans cut in half
2 tablespoons Knorr minestrone soup

Dumplings:

165 ml or 2/3 cup flour
85 ml or 1/3 cup maize meal
5 ml or 1 tsp baking powder
15 ml or 1 tbsp Knorrox spicy chicken soup powder
65 ml or 1/4 cup margarine
65 ml or 1/4 cup cold water

Cooking Method

Heat oil in a medium size pot and fry the chicken pieces until well browned on all sides then remove from the pot and set aside.
Add the onion and green pepper and fry until soft.
Add the Curry Powder and fry for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Add the carrots, water, stock cube and chicken to the pot, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and allow to simmer covered for 25 minutes.
Add the green beans and simmer for a further 15 minutes or until the chicken is tender and the beans are cooked.
Mix the soup powder with a little water to form a smooth paste and stir into the stew then allow to simmer until thickened.
For the dumplings: Sift the flour, maize meal, baking powder and soup powder together. Rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add the cold water to form a soft dough.
Add spoonful’s of the dough to the top of the stew. Cover with a lid and simmer gently for 10 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through.