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Cyril Lignac's Authentic Japanese Vegetable Curry: A Flavorful Kitchen Escape

General Information
Recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

  • 2 onions, peeled and chopped
  • 15g ginger, peeled and chopped
  • ½ grated apple
  • 3 carrots, peeled
  • 4 turnips, washed and halved
  • 3 potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces (or new potatoes)
  • 2l boiling water + 1 stock cube
  • 70g butter
  • 70g flour
  • Spice mix: 1 tbsp ground coriander / 1 tsp ground cumin / ½ tsp ground cinnamon / 2 tbsp turmeric / pinch grated nutmeg / 1 tsp ground pepper / 1 tsp chili powder / 1 tsp star anise powder / 1 tsp curry powder / 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 150g cooked peas
  • 400g cooked basmati rice
  • Olive oil
  • Fine salt and chili, to taste

Preparation

  1. Prepare the carrots using the traditional Japanese “Rangiri” roll cut technique for even cooking.
  2. Heat a dash of olive oil in a large casserole over medium heat. Add onions, ginger, and apple; stir well. Incorporate carrots, turnips, and potatoes. Season with salt, brown for 10 minutes, then add 1 liter boiling water with stock cube to cover vegetables. Simmer 20 minutes.
  3. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt and lightly brown the butter. Stir in flour and cook 5-7 minutes. Add spices and chili to taste, forming the curry roux. Cook 6 minutes.
  4. Ladle some broth into the roux, mix, then return to vegetables. Add peas and cook 10 minutes.
  5. Serve in deep plates with vegetable curry and a spoonful of hot basmati rice. Add pickles if desired.