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
You can use any brand curry powder. I used indian variety curry powder.
Add in chicken thigh meat for more succulent chicken.
You can chop carrots and potatoes into big chunks as well.
Adjust the spicy level to your preference.
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.