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Katsu Curry Recipe

Katsu Curry Recipe

As I looked through our little cookbook, searching for a nice dinner, I came across theAsian cuisine and I thought “let’s try something new tonight”. That’s how I tried thisbeautiful dish and it was a great dinner. It’s definitely one of my favorites and thereforeit’s my duty to share this amazing “Katsu Curry Recipe” with you.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dinner recipes
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons Rapeseed oil (or vegetable oil)
  • 2 pouches cooked rice (200 g each)
  • ½ large cucumber, peeled into ribbons
  • Mint leaves, handful, (you can also use coriander leaves)Lime wedges (to serve)

For the curry sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Rapeseed oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 3 large carrots, 2 chopped and 1 peeled into ribbons
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 piece ginger (thumb-sized) , peeled and grated or finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 can (400ml) coconut milk
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup (if not cooking for vegans, you can use honey)

For the Katsu

  • 1 tablespoon Corn flour
  • 8 chicken mini fillets (or a 280-300g block firm tofu, or half and half)200g of breadcrumbs (gluten-free if necessary)

Instructions
 

  • For Curry Sauce
  • Step 1: Heat the 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Cook the onions and carrots for about 8minutes, or until the are soft. Put in the garlic and ginger, fry for another 30seconds. Then stir in the curry powder and turmeric.
  • Step 2: When the spices are warmed well enough, add the coconut milk, maple syrup (or honey) and the water. Season the mixture, then cover and simmer at low heat for about 20 minutes.

For The Katsu

  • Step 3: Take a wide bowl and mix 4 tablespoons of water, corn flour and some seasoning. Dip the chicken (or tofu) in this flour mixture. Put the breadcrumbs in another bowl and dip the chicken (or tofu) in the breadcrumbs. Turn the chicken to make sure it’s coated well.
  • Note: when making for both vegans an non-vegetarians, dip the tofu first to prevent it from mixing with the chicken.
  • Step 4: Once the onions and carrots in the sauce are soft, process the sauce using a hand or table-top blender.
  • Note: Add a little more water of the sauce is too thick but check the seasoning and add more if needed. You can also add more salt, maple syrup or lime juice if you like. Keep the sauce warm.
  • Step 5: Heat oil in a sauté pan and cook the prepared chicken (or tofu) for about 4-5minutes on each side, or until its golden and cooked well. Warm the rice and divide it in bowls. Top with some curry sauce and the katsu chicken (or tofu). Serve with cucumber, carrot ribbons, herbs and lime wedges.
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