Katsu Chicken curry
A weekend Japanese dinner. Ready in about 2 hours 15 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 10 minPrep (about)
- 2 hr 5 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 15 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 4 chicken breasts
Fresh & other
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 1 egg
- 3 ½ oz breadcrumbs
- 2 onions
- 5 garlic
- 2 carrots
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- 2 tsp honey
Sauces & oils
- ¾ cup + 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
Spices & seasonings (3): curry powder, bay leaf, garam masala
- 1 ½ tbsp curry powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp garam masala
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Prep:15min › Cook:30min › Ready in:45min.
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For your curry sauce: Heat oil.
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Do it in medium non-stick pot.
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Add onion and garlic.
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Cook until softened.
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Stir in carrots.
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Cook on low heat for 10 to 12 minutes.
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Add flour and curry powder.
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Cook for 1 minute.
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Gradually stir in stock until mixed.
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Add honey, soy sauce and bay leaf.
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Slowly bring to the boil.
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Turn down heat.
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Simmer for 20 minutes till sauce thickens but is of pouring consistency.
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Stir in garam masala.
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Pour the curry sauce through a sieve.
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Return to pot.
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Keep on low heat till ready to serve.
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For your chicken: Season both sides of chicken breasts using salt and pepper.
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Place breadcrumbs, egg and flour in separate bowls plus arrange in a row.
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Coat the chicken breasts in flour.
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Dip them into the egg, coat.
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Do it in breadcrumbs, making sure cover both sides.
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Heat oil in big frying pan over medium-high heat.
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Place chicken into hot oil.
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Cook until golden, about 3 or 4 minutes each side.
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Wait until cooked.
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Place.
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Do it on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
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Pour curry sauce over chicken.
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Serve with white rice.
On the side: Naan
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (5 min)
- Warm the naan in a hot pan or the oven for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.