Venison frikkadels meet Durban curry in 2 delicious dishes

By Bashiera Parker, 7 May 2026

Bold flavours come together on one plate with Woolworths’ new venison frikkadels with a Durban-style curry sauce. Try these two comforting dishes.

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Bold flavours come together on one plate with Woolworths' new venison frikkadels with a Durban-style curry sauce.

This easy meal solution is ready in just 25 minutes in the air-fryer – aromatic Durban curry meets the hearty comfort of frikkadels to create something new and exciting that heroes South African flavours.

Whether you're diving into iconic Durban street food turned gourmet with a venison frikkadel bunny chow, or savouring curry-braised frikkadels in a rice bowl with a fresh sambal, you're experiencing the best comfort food with one simple South African ingredient.

Venison frikkadel bunny chow

Hear us out – this may sound a bit unconventional, but this is an easy and delicious take on a classic bunny chow. The venison frikkadels come in a readymade Durban-style curry sauce, so all you have to do is cook them in an air-fryer, then pop them into bread rolls for a quick meal.

Venison frikkadel bunny chow

Venison frikkadel rice bowl

Rice bowls are all the rage right now and it’s easy to see why. Rice offers a blank canvas for an array of delicious ingredients that can be tailored to your taste buds. Our top pick for a rice bowl? Venison frikkadels in a Durban-style curry sauce. To make it even quicker to prepare, we used Woolies’ fully cooked rice.

Venison frikkadel rice bowl

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Recipes and production: Marcelle van Rooyen

Food assistant: Bianca Jones

Videography: Romy Wilson

Photography: Shavan Rahim

Woolworths venison frikkadels are made with coarsely minced, free-range venison, offering a rich, earthy, gamey flavour, and paired with a Durban-style curry sauce. The result is something totally unexpected but completely delicious. Enjoy them with rice for the most comforting warm bowl, or tuck into a mini bunny chow for a truly South African dish.

 

Bashiera Parker

Article by Bashiera Parker

TASTE's commercial content producer is a wife and mom to three littles who, between drop-off and pick-up, crafts commercial content through video and writing to make food look totally irresistible. When she's not working her marketing magic, you'll find her baking up a storm in the kitchen with her son as her eager sous chef, proving the best content is fueled by real life, real food, and a whole lot of love!
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