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Chicken gizzard curry

A curry of chicken gizzards simmered slowly until meltingly tender, in a sauce spiced with turmeric and garlic. It's a thrifty, comforting dish from Mauritian home cooking.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Rinse the gizzards, halve them if needed and remove any tough parts.
  2. Thinly slice the onions, crush the garlic, grate the ginger and grate the tomatoes.
  3. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until golden.
  4. Add the garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala and cumin, and stir for 1 minute.
  5. Add the gizzards and brown them for 5 minutes to seal in the juices.
  6. Stir in the grated tomatoes and chillies, then let them cook down for 5 minutes.
  7. Pour in the water, add the curry leaf, season with salt and cover.
  8. Simmer gently for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the gizzards are very tender, then sprinkle with coriander and serve with rice.

Variations and tips

With potatoes. Add 2 diced potatoes 20 minutes before the end for a more filling dish.

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