Chicken Katsu is a Japanese dish of fried chicken made with panko breadcrumbs and curry sauce.
Chicken Katsu Curry
Course: MainCuisine: Japanese, British, IndianDifficulty: Easy4
servings40
minutesChicken Katsu is a Japanese dish of fried chicken made with panko breadcrumbs and curry sauce. The British who was influenced by the curry from India, introduced the curry to Japan and formed a curry-based dish called Chicken Katsu Curry. Therefore, this is an Indo British Japanese dish.
Ingredients
Chicken Breasts – 4
Panko Breadcrumbs – 227 gm / 8oz
Eggs – 2
Plain Flour – 8 tbsps.
Onions finely chopped – 1 cup.
Ginger – Garlic paste – 2 tsps.
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsps.
Cumin powder – 2 tsps.
Chilli powder – 2- 3 tsps.
Black pepper powder -2 tsps.
Chicken stock or water – 4 cups
Soy sauce – 2 tbsps.
Honey – 2 tsps.
Oil – 2 tbsps.
Oil – for deep frying
Salt – to taste
Directions
- Take the chicken breast and flatten using a food hammer.
- Marinate the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper.
- For Curry Sauce
- Heat oil in a pan, add onions, sauté till softens, then add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for about 5 mins.
- Mix coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, chili powder.
- Add soy sauce, the stock or water and honey. Simmer until it bubbles to form a gravy.
- For the Fried Chicken
- Cover the chicken breast with flour, then dip into the beaten Eggs and then coat with panko breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil in a deep saucepan and gently drop the coated chicken breast into the oil.
- Fry on both sides until it turns golden brown color.
Slice the fried chicken into strips and lay over a plate along with salad and a bed of rice. Pour the curry sauce over chicken.
Yummy fusion dish!
Can we air fry the chicken?
Meena, Thank you. Yes, It can be air fried or baked in the oven. When it is air fried, please make sure to use the appropriate temperature settings.