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Chicken Katsu Curry チキンカツカレー

Chicken Katsu Curry is succulent and crispy fried chicken coated with panko crumbs on a bed of plain steamed Japanese rice drizzled with delicious Japanese curry.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 1205 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • I potato about 200g
  • 1 carrot about 100g
  • 1 onion 180g
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 ml water
  • 120 g store bought Japanese curry roux about 6 cubes *1
  • 1 chicken breast katsu
  • 4 cups cooked plain rice

Instructions

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  1. Peel the potato and dice it to 2cm cubes. Set aside in a bowl of water.
  2. Peel the carrot and chop off the top and end. Cut it in half length wise.   
  3. Cut the half carrot in half again length wise and chop it diagonally by rotating the carrot with the left hand and set aside. *2
  4. Peel the onion and cut it in half horizontally.
  5. Cut the half onion into wedges. Set aside.
  6. Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat and cook the chopped onion first. 
  7. After cooking the onion for a couple minutes, add the carrot and stir. 
  8. Add the potato and sautee all together for a couple minutes then pour the water into the pot. 
  9. Bring it to boil, put the lid on, and simmer for about 10 minutes. 
  10. Turn the heat off and add curry roux. 
  11. Dissolve the curry roux in and put the pot back on low heat and bring it to simmer. Simmer for about 5 minutes then turn the heat off. 
  12. Serve the rice in a shallow bowl. 
  13. Cut the chicken katsu in half and slice them to strips.
  14. Place the cut chicken katsu on the rice. 
  15. Pour the curry over the chicken katsu and rice and serve. Add Rakkyo and Fukushinzuke on the side of rice. *3

Notes

  • *1 if you can find a few different brands ones, combine them as in the post.
  • *2 It is called "Rangiri" and explained in the above post.
  • *3 Those condiments are optional but if you can find them, they are nice to have with curry rice. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 1205kcal (60%) Carbohydrates 148g (49%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 57g (88%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 2367mg (99%) Potassium 288mg (8%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 5095IU (102%) Vitamin C 5.9mg (7%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1205

% Daily Value*

Calories 1205kcal 60%
Carbohydrates 148g 49%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 57g 88%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 2367mg 99%
Potassium 288mg 6%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 5095IU 102%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 7%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.