Japanese Style Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Japanese Style Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe, in a mixing bowl combine the washed and cleaned chicken pieces, along with salt and pepper and let it sit

Step 2: To make the Indo-Japanese Spice Blend Heat a small skillet on medium flame, add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom pods, black pepper corns and star anise

Step 3: dry roast this on medium-low flame for about 4-6 minutes until nice and fragrant

Step 4: Turn off the flame and allow it to cool

Step 5: Transfer to a mixer-jar and grind to a fine powder, and set aside

Step 6: In a small skillet, heat butter on medium flame, add the all purpose flour and cook until the butter and flour are well combined and the flour has cooked through

Step 7: Now add the Indo-Japanese Spice Blend to the butter and flour mixture and cook for about two minutes

Step 8: Turn off the flame and set aside

Step 9: Heat a kadai on medium flame, add oil and then the ginger and garlic, saute for 30 seconds, then add in the sliced onions and cook until it turns into a light brown colour

Step 10: This will take about 5 minutes

Step 11: To the cooked onions, add the water and the spiced flour butter mixture, salt, turmeric powder, and mix well, bring to a single boil, reduce the flame add the onions and carrots and cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through completely

Step 12: Open the lid, add nutmeg powder, tomato ketchup, soy sauce, honey, apple strips and mix well

Step 13: Turn off the flame, transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot

Step 14: Serve Japanese Style Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe along with Thai Jasmine Sticky Rice Recipe followed by a dessert of Japanese Cotton Cheesecake