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Deep-Fried Vegetable Curry, Without Any Batter - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Deep-Fried Vegetable Curry, Without Any Batter.
How about an arranged curry topped with seasonal vegetables? The combination of a simple curry with a full umami flavor of ground meat, onions and tomatoes, and deep-fried vegetables is irresistible. The standard curry menu easily goes up to a notch menu. Please make with the vegetables of your choice.

Cook time

40 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Rice
    400 g
  • Curry Sauce Mix
  • Ground pork
    100 g
  • Onion
    1/2
  • (A)Canned diced tomatoes
    200 g
  • (A)Water
    200 ml
  • (A)Granulated Japanese consomme soup stock
    1 tsp
  • Curry mix (Curry roux)
    50 g
  • Thickened Japanese worcestershire sauce
    1 tsp
  • Salad oil
    1 tbsp
  • Toppings
  • Eggplant
    1
  • Shishito pepper
    4
  • Red bell pepper (Paprika)
    1/4
  • Japanese squash
    30 g
  • Frying oil
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Remove the stem of eggplant. Remove the stem and seeds of bell pepper. Remove the stem from shishito peppers.
  2. 1. Cut the eggplant vertically into 4 equal pieces. Cut bell pepper vertically into 4 equal pieces. Use a toothpick to make 5 holes for shishito peppers.
  3. 2. Mince onion.
  4. 3. Add cooking oil to a pan heated over medium heat and stir-fry ground pork.
  5. 4. When the color of ground pork has changed, add Step 2 and stir-fry over medium heat.
  6. 5. When all the fat has spread, add ingredient (A) and simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  7. 6. When the onion becomes transparent, add the curry roux and thickened Japanese Worcestershire sauce and simmer over medium heat until the curry roux melts.
  8. 7. Pour 1-inch depth of frying oil into a pot, heat to 180℃ (360°F), deep-fry Step 1 and Japanese squash for about 3 minutes, then drain the oil.
  9. 8. Place the rice and Step 6 on a plate, top with Step 7 and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Since canned tomatoes are used in the curry roux, the taste will be gentle, so please adjust the curry roux to your favorite spiciness.