Japanese curry is one of the most popular dishes here (and in Japan). It’s definitely the most popular take-away lunch item; I always see people eating this everywhere in the food court and it seems to be what I hear nearly everyone ordering at the counter.
Most of the time it’s made with some type of fried meat (chicken or pork) but I’ve used beef in this curry. This curry is also cooked in a pressure cooker, which cuts down the cooking time a lot and makes the vegetables and meat much more tender in a shorter time! Plus it’s freezer-friendly and great for big crowds so serve it up in big batches!
This curry is made using a pressure cooker, which I think makes it a lot easier and better. Using the pressure cooker makes the meat much more tender and the vegetables softer in a shorter time. It also cuts down the time heaps because you don’t have to simmer the curry for ages. If you don’t have a pressure cooker, you can still make this curry but it just takes a bit longer time. You can follow this recipe if you want to make the curry without a pressure cooker.
You can get different levels of spice/hotness of the curry, so it just depends on what you like. I prefer I slightly spicy curry so I always go for the medium-hot mix but my children like a sweeter, non-spicy curry so they always make me get the mild one. I think the take-away curry uses a medium-hot mix because it always tastes a bit spicier than the mild curry.
Most take-away curry comes with chicken or pork katsu but I’ve used beef in this recipe. You can use the cheapest part of the meat because it doesn’t need to be super good quality and the pressure cooker makes it very tender and delicious. I use the pre-cut beef chunks that I also use for stews. This is also a freezer-friendly recipe so you can make a big batch and leave some in the freezer to eat later! I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Ingredients
- 185 g box of Japanese curry sauce mix I used JAVA curry medium hot
- 500 g beef chunk
- 2 onions 400g
- 2 potatoes 300g
- 1 carrot 200g
- 30 g butter
- 1 L water
- Cooked rice
Instructions
- Cut all the vegetables and beef into bite-sized pieces.
- Heat the butter over medium heat in a pressure cooker.
- Add all the vegetables and beef into the pressure cooker and cook well.
- Add the water and put the lid on the pressure cooker.
- Cook for 10 minutes until the pressure is reached on your pressure cooker.
- Remove from the heat and break the curry sauce mix into chunks and add to the pressure cooker.
- Stir until all the curry sauce mix has dissolved.
- Put back on low heat and bring to a boil then simmer until the sauce thickens.
- Serve over cooked rice.
Notes
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I LOVE Japanese curry!!! Quite obsessed with it actually ๐ Gorgeous photos Shihoko – trying to figure out where you shot this in your house! Love the dish too ๐
Ohhh Nagi san Thank you so much. It was taken in the kitchen. I put a wooden board I made from a piece of wood I ripped off the front deck and block the light coming in from the window in front of the sink to create “One direction” light ๐ that I learnt from you:D and took it in the early morning as I like soft lights ๐
I have never had Japanese curry but I love how simple and easy this recipe is! I would really love to try this!
Thank you Shadi:D Japanese curry is sooo popular in Australia. You will love it too:D
Ooo I am looking at buying an Instant Pot (7 in 1 pressure cooker type thingy) and this would be a great first recipe! Gorgeous photos too ๐
Thank you Jo:D Yes, this curry recipe will be so good for your Instant Pot:D
Yum! I love a good ole curry, haven’t had red meat in a while, this looks seriously tempting.
It is time to eat red meat Charla with this curry ๐
This looks delicious! I am yet to try a Japanese curry but you are have set temptation rolling
Anyone tried Japanese curry love Japanese curry. I am sure you will too ๐
Hmm..! Beautifuly composed photographs and I love japanese curry! They are delicious ๐
Thank you Evan:D
What a beautiful blog you have! This is the first time I’ve visited but I’m already hooked on your simple recipes and gorgeous photography.
I’ve never made a Japanese curry before (unless you count katsu, which I love!) – this one sounds wonderful!
Thank you Helen ๐ Yes, Katsu Curry counts and I have Katsu Curry recipe on the blog too ๐ Now, you can make your own!
This is absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Hi Simon, You are welcome and Thank you for visiting ๐
amazing looks delicious
It is delicious! have you ever had Japanese curry before?
Approximately how big is a serving size? 1 cup?
Hi Andy, I usually serve about 1.5 cup of rice and 2 scoops of an ordinary ladle ๐