Chris Bavin’s Chicken Katsu Curry

  • Preparation Time : 20 minutes
  • Cook Time : 30 minutes
  • Type : Main Course

Spend smart, live well with this delicious family meal as seen on the recent myLakeland Live Event, and from Chris Bavin’s bestselling book Fakeaway.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken thigh fillets (or Chicken Breasts) 
  • Pinch of Salt and pepper 
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 25g plain flour 
  • 150g breadcrumbs 
  • 1tsp  ground turmeric  
  • ½ tsp curry powder  
  • 2 tsp  vegetable oil  
  • 300g basmati rice  
  • SAUCE
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil  
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 carrot finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 tbsp curry powder  
  • 1 tsp garam masala  
  • 50g smooth peanut butter  
  • 400ml chicken stock  
  • 5 spring onions sliced
  • 1 red chilli finely sliced

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan / 350F / Gas 4) and line a baking tray with baking parchment
  2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Put the beaten eggs in one bowl, flour in another bowl and the breadcrumbs in a third bowl. Season the flour with the salt, pepper, turmeric and 1tsp curry powder
  3. Dip the chicken into the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumbs. Repeat the process if you need to ensure that the chicken is thoroughly coated. Put the chicken onto the lined baking tray, drizzle over the vegetable oil and bake for 25mins until cooked
  4. Pour rice into a measuring jug to find its volume then place in a saucepan with 1 ½ times the amount of water. Add a pinch of salt. Cover with a lid and simmer until all the water has gone. Leave to stand for 10mins with the lid on. Use a fork to fluff the grains.
  5. For the sauce, heat the rapeseed oil in a pain over a medium heat, add the onion and carrot and cook for 4-5mins until soft but not coloured. Add the garlic, curry powder and garam masala and cook for another 2 mins. Add the peanut butter and stock and simmer gently for 2 mins, stirring to make sure the peanut butter has dissolved. Remove from the heat and blend to a smooth sauce with a stick blender.
  6. Put the rice into small bowls and pack it down. Slice the chicken and add it to the bowls with the sauce, spring onions and chilli.

By | 3 February 2023