Recipe: Chicken yakitori in Japanese curry

A Japanese favourite made right at home!

Method

•  Place the chicken in a medium-sized bowl and mix it with brewed coffee and brown sugar.

•  On a heated grilling pan, cook the chicken for about 10 minutes, turning each side once it is done.

•  Heat oil in a pan and cook all the sauces, salt, tomato paste and ginger/garlic paste together. Keep stirring for about a minute and then add chicken stock. Cook the prepared chicken in this mixture for about five minutes.

•  In a separate pan, heat a teaspoon of olive oil and add the vegetables, coriander powder, tomato ketchup, cocoa powder and a pinch of ground cloves to it. Cook the ingredients for about three minutes or until they become crunchy.

•  Once cooked, mix the vegetables with the chicken and cook until the chicken is tender.

•  Serve the dish in small, antique Japanese plates for good measure.

Teppanyaki Rice

Complete your home-cooked Japanese meal with a steaming cup of aromatic Teppanyaki rice.



Ingredients

•  Rice (boiled) 2 cups

•  Olive oil 4 tbsp

•  Chicken (boneless) 1/2 kg

•  Shrimps 1 small bowl

•  Onion (chopped) 1

•  Carrot (diced) 1

•  Green onion (chopped) 1 bowl

•  Yellow bell pepper 1

•  Mushrooms 1 small cup

•  Cabbage (finely chopped) 1 cup

•  Garlic (crushed) 1 tbsp

•  Brown sugar 1/2 tbsp

•  Mustard paste 1/2 tbsp

•  Honey 2 tbsp

•  Teriyaki sauce 3 tbsp

•  Green pepper sauce 2 tbsp

•  Garlic pepper sauce 1 tbsp

•  Soya sauce 2 tbsp

•  Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp

•  Mushroom soy sauce 2 tbsp

•  Sesame oil 1 tsp

•  Sesame seeds for garnishing

Method

•  Mix all the sauces together in a bowl and add the chicken and prawns to it. Mix the ingredients well and set the bowl aside for about 15 minutes.

•  In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the crushed garlic in it. Add the vegetables and cook them for about two minutes and set the pan aside.

•  In a separate pan, mix the marinated chicken and prawns with the brown sugar and mustard paste and cook until the meats become tender.

•  Add in the boiled rice and mix well.

•  Garnish the rice with some sesame seeds, coriander and sautéed vegetables before serving.

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, June 14^th, 2015.