Step-by-Step Guide to Make Speedy Japanese tofu katsu curry

Japanese tofu katsu curry. Vegan katsu curry is a bit of a special treat of golden crispy, breaded tofu served with a rich and fragrant curry sauce. The mild sauce is probably my favorite part of this Japanese Curry! In my opinion, you can never have too much sauce, especially when it tastes this good.

There are so many curry variations; Malay, Indian. This vegan tofu katsu curry rivals any take out! With crispy panko breaded tofu, a flavourful curry sauce and served over rice.

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, japanese tofu katsu curry. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japanese tofu katsu curry is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Japanese tofu katsu curry is something that I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look fantastic.

Vegan katsu curry is a bit of a special treat of golden crispy, breaded tofu served with a rich and fragrant curry sauce. The mild sauce is probably my favorite part of this Japanese Curry! In my opinion, you can never have too much sauce, especially when it tastes this good.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook japanese tofu katsu curry using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese tofu katsu curry:

1. {Make ready of Sushi rice:.
2. {Prepare of cooked Japanese rice (use more or less).
3. {Prepare of For the vegetables:.
4. {Make ready of large carrot, sliced into rounds.
5. {Get of water, parboil the carrots.
6. {Prepare of salt.
7. {Prepare of medium onion, finely sliced.
8. {Take of For the curry sauce:.
9. {Prepare of vegetable oil.
10. {Make ready of Japanese curry roux/sauce (S&B Golden Curry Mix).
11. {Get of cumin powder (optional).
12. {Make ready of boiled water (from kettle).
13. {Take of For the breaded tofu:.
14. {Take of firm tofu (340 g), cut into chunky slices.
15. {Get of plain flour.
16. {Take of Salt & pepper for seasoning (flour).
17. {Make ready of large eggs, beaten.
18. {Take of panko breadcrumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs).
19. {Get of Cooking the tofu:.
20. {Get of vegetable oil, (or any cooking oil of preference) for frying the breaded tofu.
21. {Make ready of For garnish:.
22. {Make ready of black or white sesame seeds, sprinkle over rice (optional).

This katsu curry sauce starts by frying onion, garlic, ginger and carrot. Then comes the spices, mirin (japanese sweet wine), tomato puree, soy sauce and vegetable stock. Having tofu katsu with curry and some rice is one of my favourite ways to have it. I finally decided to make a proper blogpost for this, that a lot of you guys have been loving!

Instructions to make Japanese tofu katsu curry:

1. Prepare the vegetables by peeling and slicing the carrots and onions. Transfer into bowls and set aside. In a saucepan, add the water and on high heat bring to a boil. Add a pinch of salt and then the carrots. Cook carrots for roughly about 5 minutes or to desired softness..
2. In the mean time prepare the tofu. Place tofu on a chopping board and use a paper towel to pat dry. Cut the tofu into chunky slices. In 3 separate bowls prepare the flour (season with salt and pepper, optional), beaten eggs and panko breadcrumbs..
3. Gently dip the tofu into the flour coating it all over, then into the eggs and lastly the breadcrumbs. Ensure the tofu is evenly coated at each stage. Shake off any excess breadcrumbs and place on a plate. Repeat for the remaining tofu slices..
4. Check the carrots and once cooked, drain the carrots in a sieve and transfer back into the bowl and set aside. In a saucepan, add the cooking oil on medium heat. Add the sliced onions and cook until soft and translucent, stirring occasionally. Then add the parboil carrots and cumin powder (optional) and stir to incorporate all of the ingredients..
5. Now add the curry block and then the water bit by bit depending on how thick or runny you prefer the curry sauce. Keep stirring until the curry block has dissolved. Season with salt and pepper (optional). Reduced heat to low and cover with a lid..
6. In a frying pan add vegetable oil on medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, gently place the breaded tofu in, a few at a time depending on the size of your pan. Fry tofu on each side for a few minutes until golden brown. This takes a few minutes. To fry the sides either use either chopsticks or tongs and gently flip on the side until all sides are also golden brown..
7. Once the tofu are golden brown all over, transfer and place the tofu on a baking tray or plate lined with kitchen paper to soak up any excess oil. Repeat the steps until all of the tofu has been fried..
8. Go back to the curry and give it a final stir and turn off the heat. To serve the curry, place rice on one side of a serving bowl, gently place a few slices of fried tofu next to it. Then ladle over the curry sauce anywhere you like i.e over the fried tofu or rice. Garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds (optional)..

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