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    Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Making japanese curry from scratch is so easy. You just need a handful of ingredients which you might already have on hand.

    Japanese Chicken Curry

    Japanese Curry Recipe

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    Traditionally japanese curry is made using a readymade curry block which is available in super market which is an easy method. All these days I thought making japanese curry is time consuming and unusual. But when I did my research on that, I found out making japanese curry is so easy that you might thing. it is very similar to indian curries. Also it suits our indian palate.

    Table of Contents

    • About Japanese Curry 
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • How to Make Japanese Curry | Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe
    • Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe Step by Step pictures
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Serving Suggestions
    • Storage & Meal prep

    About Japanese Curry 

    According to wikipedia. Curry originates in Indian cuisine and was brought to Japan from India by the British. The Imperial Japanese Navy adopted curry to prevent beriberi, and now the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Friday menu is curry. The dish became popular and available for purchase at supermarkets and restaurants in the late 1960s.

    Japanese curry has little resemblance to curried dishes from other regions. It was changed and adapted so much that it stands on its own as uniquely Japanese. It is so widely consumed that it can be called a national dish.

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    Japanese Chicken Curry

    How to Make Japanese Curry at Home from Scratch

    Pre-Prep

    Take chicken in a bowl, add in 1 tbsp flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Set aside.

    Cooking Chicken & Veggies

    Heat 1 tsp sesame oil in a pan, add in potatoes and carrots and saute for 4 to 5 mins. Once brown remove it to a bowl. Set aside.Heat more oil and add the chicken and cook till brown. It will take around 2 to 3 mins. Remove it add to the potatoes. Set aside.

    Making Curry Base

    Now in the same pot, add in butter. Add in onions and saute for 2 mins. Add in ginger and garlic and saute for a min. In goes curry powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder and mix well. Cook this for 30 seconds. flour is added and stir fry for atleast 2 to 3 mins till the raw flour taste is vanished. Now add in chicken stock and scrape the bottom the pan to deglaze the pan. Now add in soy sauce, sugar, salt, tomato ketchup and mix well.

    Cooking Curry

    Add chicken and vegetables back in and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat till chicken and potatoes are cooked. Remove and serve over rice.

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    How to Make Japanese Curry | Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe

    Delicious japanese curry made from scratch. Easy and simple curry recipe packed with full of flavour.
    4.25 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 535kcal

    Ingredients

    • 500 grams Chicken boneless
    • 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour
    • 2 tsp Sesame Oil
    • 1 tbsp Butter
    • 1 large Onion chopped finely
    • 1 large Carrot chopped
    • 1 large Potato peeled and cubed
    • 1 tbsp Ginger paste
    • 1 tbsp Garlic Paste
    • 1 tbsp Curry Powder
    • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
    • 2 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • 2 cups Chicken stock
    • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
    • 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
    • Salt to taste
    • Black Pepper to taste
    • 1 cup sushi rice

    Instructions

    • Take chicken in a bowl, add in 1 tbsp flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Set aside.
    • Heat 1 tsp sesame oil in a pan, add in potatoes and carrots and saute for 4 to 5 mins. Once brown remove it to a bowl. Set aside.
    • Heat 1 tbsp more oil and add the chicken and cook till brown. It will take around 2 to 3 mins. Remove it add to the potatoes. Set aside.
    • Now in the same pot, add in butter. Add in onions and saute for 2 mins.
    • Add in ginger and garlic and saute for a min.
    • Add in curry powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder and mix well. Cook this for 30 seconds.
    • Add in 2 tbsp flour and stir fry for atleast 2 to 3 mins till the raw flour taste is vanished.
    • Now add in chicken stock and scrape the bottom the pan to deglaze the pan.
    • Now add in soy sauce, sugar, salt, tomato ketchup and mix well.
    • Add chicken and vegetables back in and mix well.
    • Cover and cook on low heat till chicken and potatoes are cooked.
    • Remove and serve over rice.

    FOR COOKING RICE

    • Wash rice in water for 2 to 3 times. Take it in a pot. Add water (for 1 cup rice use 2 cups water). Bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and cover the pot with lid. cook on a very low heat till rice is cooked. Set aside till serving.

    Notes

    TIPS & TRICKS

    1. You can use any brand curry powder. I used indian variety curry powder.
    2. Add in chicken thigh meat for more succulent chicken.
    3. You can chop carrots and potatoes into big chunks as well.
    4. Adjust the spicy level to your preference.
    5. Finely chopped ginger and garlic can be used. You can use 2 tblsp ginger garlic paste if you have that.

    SERVING SUGGESTIONS

    Serve japanese chicken curry with hot rice. You can serve with any bread as well.
    The curry taste delicious with sticky rice, jasmine rice or any asian rice varieties.

    STORAGE & MEAL PREP

    You can store the chicken curry in a air tight container in fridge for upto 3 days. Reheat before serving.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 535kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 584mg | Potassium: 1208mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3469IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
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    Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe Step by Step pictures

    1)Start by making the rice. Wash and take it in a pot. I used sushi rice. Cover with water

    2)Cover with a lid and cook on low heat till rice is fully cooked.

    3)Take all your ingredients for japanese curry.

    4)I like to season my chicken with salt and pepper

    5)Add a touch of flour. Specially if you are using chicken breast, adding flour will make a seal around the outer portion of chicken and the chicken wont get dry.

    6)Mix well.

    7)Heat oil in a pot. I used sesame oil.

    8)Add in carrots and potatoes. Brown the potatoes for 3 to 5 mins.

    9)Vegetables are browned

    10)Remove it to a bowl.

    10)Add chicken in. Add more oil if needed

    11)Cook till chicken is browned

    12)Remove to the same bowl.

    14)Add in butter

    15)Add in onion

    16)Saute for couple of minutes.

    17)Add in ginger and garlic

    18)Cook for a min.

    19)Add in curry powder, garam masala powder and chilli powder

    20)Saute for 30 seconds.

    21)Add in flour

    22)Mix well

    23)Stir fry for 3 mins.

    24)Add in chicken stock

    25)Mix well. Scrape the sauce pan so every bits in the bottom is scraped

    26)Add in sugar

    27)Mix well

    28)Add in potatoes carrot and chicken back in

    29)Mix well

    30)Simmer this until potatoes and chicken is cooked

    32)Cover with lid and cook for 15 mins or so

    33)Now scoop some rice to a serving dish

    34)Spoon some of curry on the side and serve hot.

    Tips & Tricks

    1. You can use any brand curry powder. I used indian variety curry powder.
    2. Add in chicken thigh meat for more succulent chicken.
    3. You can chop carrots and potatoes into big chunks as well.
    4. Adjust the spicy level to your preference.
    5. Finely chopped ginger and garlic can be used. You can use 2 tblsp ginger garlic paste if you have that.

    Serving Suggestions

    Serve japanese chicken curry with hot rice. You can serve with any bread as well. The curry taste delicious with sticky rice, jasmine rice or any asian rice varieties.

    Storage & Meal prep

    You can store the chicken curry in an air tight container in fridge for upto 3 days. Reheat before serving.

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    Comments

    1. Abinaya Ramachandran

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      Can you give us a substitute for chicken stock?? Normal water will be enough?

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can use normal water.

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    2. Giftbasketworldwide

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      Amazing work!! Looking for more from you.

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      • Gayu

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        Wow oishii desu(delicious) curry. Lot of Japanese recipes you made. Really you are great sister. Also please try omurice, and taco rice.

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    3. V

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      I would like to know,the curry powder brand you used and the garam masala brand you used in the curry.as every brand has their own flavours.kindly reply

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