Spicy chicken stew with dumplings

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: 

For the stew: 

• One tablespoon of cooking oil
• Six chicken pieces
• One onion finely, chopped
• Half a green pepper, finely chopped
• One tablespoon of Rajah Mild and Spicy Curry Powder
• Three carrots, peeled and sliced
• Two cups of water
• One Knorrox Chicken Stock Cube
• Two handfuls of green beans, cut in half
• Two tablespoons Knorr Minestrone Soup

For the dumplings: 

• 165ml or 2/3 cup of flour
• 85ml or 1/3 cup of maize meal
• 5ml or one teaspoon of baking powder
• 15ml or one tablespoon of Knorrox Spicy Chicken Soup Powder 
• 65ml or 1/4 cup of margarine
• 65ml or 1/4 cup of cold water

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 one 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.

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