Have you had japanese curry?
Its a little different from other curries like indian curry or thai curry etc. There is no coconut milk or milky substance in it generally. Its not very spicy and favoured amongst children [and adults] in Japan.
However too many people make japanese curry using the instant roux cubes which are widely available on the market. If you have ever looked at the ingredients list on these instant roux cubes..you would probably not want to eat it too often. Dont get me wrong, i eat a lot of processed food XD So this is not the reason why i make my japanese curry from scratch.
Its because it just tastes SO MUCH BETTER.
NOTE: To make it easy on myself for the rest of this post and not confuse anyone, i am going to refer to japanese curry as Kare [its just the way we pronouce curry in japan]
If you dont know what japanese curry aka kare is, you can look it up here http://bit.ly/2WlzME
please do not reprint my recipe without permission
Note: i dont claim that this is THE original recipe for making japanese curry. For example i am pretty sure the original has a bay leaf in it etc. This is just the recipe i was have from ages ago ^^There are probably TONS of other recipes for making kare from scratch
Tips:
- this is S&B curry powder http://bit.ly/aBKuW1
-to thicken the kare, you can add a little more flour/less water. you will find the consistency and color of this curry different from what you are used to. This is because it doesnt have added food coloring like instant roux cubes XD Its also a little less sweet. You can add more sugar to adjust though.
- busy ladies out there, save yourself a little time in the kitchen by doing all your chopping at one go!
As u can see in the pic above, i have cut potatoes and carrots for my curry as well as sukiyaki later this week [in the labelled plastic bag] and i am preparing individual portions of potato for a potato baked dish as well. You can freeze these and cook it anytime. My policy in the kitchen is “minimum effort, maximum result” XD
-try substituting the sugar with apple juice or grated apple. its even better.
FYI this batch of kare was actually made with apple juice! This is apple juice i bought in Nikko when i went there last weekend!
-Whether you are making kare from scratch or from instant roux, i reccomend you make a HUGE batch of it.
They freeze REALLY well. You can freeze them in containers or even airtight ziplock bags. To thaw them, u can either microwave or just toss the ziplock bag into boiling water! How convenient is that?
And if are bored of eating just kare with rice, here are some ideas on how to use leftover curry!
Btw even this magazine article suggested using instant curry roux =_=;
My personal fave is making curry udon.
Here is curry omu rice!
Isnt japanese curry amazing? XD
This entire post has been on one topic and it isnt really like me is it?
But i have been promising to do this post for quite a while now so i hope you enjoyed reading it.
Let me know if you try making this ok? Any questions, recipe requests etc, feel free to let me know ^^
XOXO Yumeko
p.s yes i know i posted just yesterday XD i wasnt going to post this till tomorrow but oh what the heck! start making the curry now!! XOXO
p.p.s omg i havent annouced the winner of my last giveaway! so look out for it later this week! sorry for delay!
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thanks sweets! btw i cant figure out to comment on ur blog, let me know if i am doing something wrong XOXO
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we had it for dinner last night XD~! ask your wife to make it for u! i will buy her the S&B curry powder hahahhaha
u want to eat curry i make when u come here? are u sure? there are some seriously good curry stores in japan. but this is better than any chain store like coco curry or gogo curry or whatever its called in Singapore heehee
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thank you!!! i appreciate your comment greatly!
i used just pure apple juice so i assume tat means its unsweetened? btw this recipe makes a kare far less sweet than the stuff in boxes. so u might want to add more if u prefer it sweet ^^
if u want it more spicy, i think u can buy a spicer curry powder. not sure if tobasco sauce will work. or chilli powder ^^
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i freeeze them! or soak it in water! they wont turn brown on you definetely ^^
if u use them soon like next day etc, soak it in water
if u use it later that week or next week or next month, freeze them ^^
hope this helps!!!!! XOXO
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let me know how it works out for u!
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i agree with you. somehow when i try to cook something my mum or grandma made. i can never get it to taste the same. even if the recipe is exactly the same T-T must be the touch of experience!
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hahahaha i am sure mine isnt the original original recipe XD i know the original original recipe includes a bay leaf or something
mine is probably still a more shortcut method hahahahaha
i hope u try it and enjoy it too! lmk ok?
and oh yes hahah the husband comment was certainly left by the husband XD i recognise his email address hahahah
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XD depends on the person i think. some ppl with that kitchen policy would rather use preboxed/premix than cooking from scratch
i dont mind cooking from scratch, i just dont want to waste too much time prepping XD
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u couldnt convince Hiro-san to share his recipe could u? XD i’d loooove to try!!
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i guess u havent visited my blog in a while haha i was only in hk for 5 months ^^ i came back home months ago
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like i told another reader, my recipe isnt the one and only or original recipe of japanese kare
i am pretty sure the original had bay leaves in it XD
its just the one i have ^^
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like i said to other comments and in the post, i dont claim that this is THE original recipe for making japanese curry. For example i am pretty sure the original has a bay leaf in it etc. This is just the recipe i was have from ages ago. i am sure the original recipe doesnt have instant coffee hahah.
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u guys should try this recipe! its much better than buyin the cube ones XD
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i hope u try and let me know how it goes!! ^^
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oh with the instant box its sooo much easier!! u should cook them! i think u will like it a lot!
and awww Aiba! i like Arashi too!
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not sure what u meant by anything special…i used the recipe i posted in this post ^^
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oh no i didnt buy beef for stewing..is tat chuck? [i am bad with meat part names] hmm i think its rump that i buy. hope that helps!
and yah i am glad u tried the recipe and that it got all eaten up. yes try it with chicken and tell me wat u think XOXO
double batch maybe? so u get some to freeze heehee
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