Japanese Curry Roux Recipe
The best homemade japanese curry roux blend for your Japanese curries.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup neutral cooking oil sun flower or vegetable, generic cooking oil
- 2½ Tablespoon brown sugar
- 2½ Tablespoon salt
- 5 Tablespoon garam masala
- 2 Tablespoon coriander seeds ground
- 1 Tablespoon cumin seeds ground
- 1 Tablespoon ketchup
- 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
- Over the lowest heat setting add the whole wheat flour and oil and combine to a paste.
- Heat up your pan over a low to medium heat setting. Start mixing and reducing. Keep on stirring all the time. This can take about 8-10 minutes.
- Use lowest heat setting or take from heat and mix in salt and sugar so that no lumps are formed.
- Use lowest heat setting or take from heat. Add the ground cumin, coriander and garam masala and combine.
- Use lowest heat setting or take from heat. Mix in ketchup and soy sauce.
- Keep over a medium heat setting and stir continously so that your roux starts to dry. Try to reduce lumps from forming by breaking them with your spatula. Do this for about 5-10 minutes or until you are satisfied with the result.
- Allow to cool and place roux in a jar or freeze in ice cube shapes or use diretly in your Japanese curry.
Notes
- Makes about 1 jar of 10.6 to 12.3 ounces/ 300-350 gram, which should be enough to make 10 curries (2 servings each) or 20 servings.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 curries
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 170kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1867mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 82mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 16IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.