Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin
Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

I first ate this dish at Coco curry house. This soon became my new favourite dish and now I order this every time. This has the perfect combination for me.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin:
  1. Prepare 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or any cooking oil)
  2. Prepare 1 carrot, sliced into half moons (optional)
  3. Make ready 1 white onion, finely sliced
  4. Get 50 g aubergine, sliced
  5. Make ready 28 g Japanese curry block
  6. Get 2 cups warm water
  7. Make ready Sprinkle of cumin powder
  8. Take To taste salt (optional)
  9. Take To taste ground white pepper
  10. Take 25 g spinach
  11. Get 200 g rice, warm rice
  12. Make ready Garnish:
  13. Make ready 100 g grated cheese (any cheese that melts)

Add a pinch of salt and the curry powder. Aubergine, chickpea & spinach curry; Aubergine, chickpea & spinach curry. Make homemade Japanese curry roux - You can buy an S&B Golden Curry Sauce Mix (no meat contained) and use the half box for this recipe, but I highly recommend making the roux from scratch at home! Cook the ingredients in stages - Divide your ingredients into dense vegetables, tender vegetables, and mushrooms, and cook them in stages.

Steps to make Japanese spinach and aubergine curry rice gratin:
  1. In a saucepan on medium heat, part boil the carrots until soft. Drain the carrots in a sieve and place in a bowl and set aside.
  2. In a medium size pot or wok on medium heat, add cooking oil. Add the onions and sauté until soft and translucent. Then add the aubergines and carrots, then cook until soft. Stir occasionally to cook evenly.
  3. Add the curry block(s) and warm water. Increase heat to high. Gently stir the curry block to dissolve. Once curry is boiling, reduce heat and let it gently simmer. The sauce will slowly thicken. Tip: if a too thick add a little bit more water, if too runny add a tiny bit more curry block.
  4. Once curry sauce is to desired consistency, season with cumin powder, ground white pepper and salt (optional). Taste the sauce and adjust (add more cumin, white pepper or salt).
  5. Now add the spinach and turn off heat after a minute. The spinach cooks very quickly and you do not want to over cook it.
  6. To assemble place rice into a gratin dish, ladle over the vegetables and curry sauce. Then sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
  7. Transfer on a baking tray and place in the oven at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes until curry sauce is bubbling. Then change the oven setting to grill and turn it up to 200 degrees to now colour the top of the cheese for 5-8 minutes. Or until the cheese on top is to desired colour.
  8. Remove baking tray from the oven and place on a plate or a serving board. Serve and eat immediately while pipping hot.

Wash the spinach, break it up into small pieces and add to the pan. Stir well then add your chopped tomatoes. If possible leave the curry for a couple of hours to stand and reheat just before serving. The reason behind this aubergine curry having a Japanese influence is the katsu paste. Katsu paste is a traditional paste from Japanese cuisine that one uses to make the famous katsu curry.

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