Katsu is a Japanese method of breadcrumbing chicken. Japanese curry is thicker and sweeter than Indian curry and is always served with a bed of rice. You can buy a curry powder mix and add or use the measures in this recipe. I looked for the ratio of spices that would replicate a Japanese flavour.
I blended my curry before serving.

Ingredients: serves 4

• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 eggs beaten
• coconut oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• thumb sized piece of ginger, grated finely
• 1 small sweet potato cut into 1cm cubes
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 sweet apple, cut into 1cm cubes
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• tsp ground cumin
• tsp cardamon
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
• 1 ground clove
• 1 tin of coconut milk

How To:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/gas 6. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil for the rice.
2. Trim any excess fat/gristle off the chicken. Beat with a wooden hammer to tenderise and flatten. Dip to coat in beaten eggs and then coat with dessicated coconut. Place on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 30 minutes until golden and fully cooked, turn over halfway through.
3. Heat a small amount of coconut oil (1 tbsp) in a large saucepan. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and cook to soften 3-5 minutes.
4. Add the potato cubes, apple cubes and sliced carrots and stir to lightly fry.
5. Add your spices and stir to release the flavours, 2 minutes or so.
6. Add rice to the boiling water and turn down to simmer. (Check packet instructions for cooking time. You may want to start the rice earlier.)
7. Add the honey, stir to coat vegetables and coconut milk and bring to the boil, lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
8. Serve curry on a bed of rice with the sliced chicken breast on top.

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Emma x