Recipe: Perfect Chicken "Daube" - Chicken Stew Mauritian Style

Chicken "Daube" - Chicken Stew Mauritian Style.

You can have Chicken "Daube" - Chicken Stew Mauritian Style using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken "Daube" - Chicken Stew Mauritian Style

1. Prepare 500 gms of Chicken cut into pieces.
2. It's 2 Tbs of vegetable oil.
3. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves.
4. You need 3 of medium size potatoes cut into cubes.
5. Prepare 2 of carrots – cut in fairly large chunks.
6. It's Handful of frozen peas.
7. It's 2 of medium size onions- sliced.
8. You need 2 tsp of ground ginger.
9. You need 1 of cinnamon stick.
10. Prepare 2 of whole cardamom.
11. You need 3 of cloves.
12. It's 1 tsp of cumin powder.
13. You need Handful of chopped coriander including the stalks.
14. Prepare Sprig of thyme.
15. It's leaves of Few curry.
16. Prepare 1 Tbs of Tomato puree.
17. You need 2 of large tomatoes - chopped.
18. Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
19. It's 1-2 cups of water or chicken stock.
20. You need 2-3 Tbs of vegetable oil.
21. You need 2 of green chillies (optional).

Chicken "Daube" - Chicken Stew Mauritian Style step by step

1. Heat the oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for a few minutes, then add the garlic and ginger and mix it all up. Add in the curry leaves, thyme, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamon, cumin – allow the spices frying slowly to enhance the aroma..
2. Add the chicken pieces fry gently in the spice mixture only to seal the pieces. Season with salt..
3. As it starts to brown, add the chopped tomatoes, water or stock, chopped coriander stalks. Give it a good stir and leave to simmer for 5-10 minutes..
4. Add the potatoes to the pan, then cover and simmer on a low heat for around 20-25 minutes..
5. As the sauce starts to thicken, taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary. If it’s too dry add a little more water. Test the potatoes and chicken pieces by inserting a sharp knife inside; if soft and tender, the dish should be ready..
6. Turn the heat on low; add the peas, leave to simmer for another 5 minutes. Take off the heat, garnish with chopped coriander..