Japanese curry roux question

Follow the instructions on the curry box. It should break apart into pieces like a chocolate bar.

You can also just add one square at a time and keep tasting it until it's the strength you want.

Start by boiling potatoes, carrots, onion. When they soften add roux. It's a pretty forgiving recipe

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Go to an Asian grocer and get the House Java curry blocks. It’ll pretty much ruin the golden curry roux cubes for you.

Edit: I usually cut the roux cubes up and mix it with boiling water in a bowl and whisk it to avoid lumps. Here’s a recipe I use as a base (but in a pressure cooker). Isn’t vego but can be modified. Makes heaps of great curry.

Hello, I've had both of these boxes and they do mean one entire box (I'm surprised there are so many comments and no one is answering your question).

My recommendation is to halve the amount of liquid and meat, while keeping the vegetable amounts the same, and use half a box of curry roux (note: I always use a whole carrot, I've never use half). One box includes two packets with 4 vaccuum sealed cubes in each, so half a box is much easier to make than a quarter.

The flavor is the same, and it's great. I've tried it and can confirm that if you use any less it'll be a bit too watery. Likewise, if you use less than half then that means any leftovers will no longer be sealed (unless you use scissors while peeling off the plastic to preserve the seal on half a packet)

Here's a source where you can double check the recipe.

Also, trust me when I say it isn't too much. It produces a crazy amount of curry. Half a box is enough for one dinner, plus two servings of leftovers, for a single guy like myself. A full box is basically designed to feed a family.

Buy WHY is the medium hot one green and the mild one orange!? That's the opposite of what it should be.

Tastes great, mightily convenient! I always add the whole box and it never occurred to me not to - I don’t see how the sauce would thicken up if you didn’t, plus there’d be no flavor.

This is actually how I discovered my family was hit by covid back during the pandemic. This was the first food where we noticed that two of us could neither smell nor taste it, a hallmark of early covid

These are so good. But they are never as spicy as I expect them to be

The back of the box should have some info on the number of squares needed by proportion. Match it up with the serving size of the recipe you’re following.

I made that stuff a ton backpacking across Japan, it means one square unless it's supposed to serve four people.

I usually used 1 to 2 squares each meal for myself, feel free to add a first cube, mix it in, then add more until you get to your desired consistency.

If it's just you and a single meal, all 8 pieces is probably going to be too much.

I use one square per serving I'm making.

I like to use a bit of my own blend with half to stretch out the box. But in your case just use the whole box. I like to cut the bars into small pieces then smoosh it into a powdery kind of texture so that the flour incorporates much easier and smoother into the pot. I also just remove meat from the dish.

Bonus: add a bit of Worcestershire sauce and a teaspoon of honey.

What does your recipe say about the other ingredients, especially the liquids? The whole box is for 1200ml water, but you can use a quarter of that "chocolate bar" with 300ml or two quarters with 600ml.

I've used these, and made it by the instructions. A tip. You have to stir a lot to get the squares to dissolve nicely instead of gloopily clinging to the veggies/meat/whatevers. Just keep stirring and stirring.

are you making curry just for yourself and for how many days? For me, usually, one such box is equivalent to 3-4 portions of curry

I save a link on Dinner By Dennis where they share all the different types of Curry around the world and a little history of the dish.

Here is the link https://dinnerbydennis.com/the-complete-curry-recipe-guide/

I had no idea something like this actually exists. Thanks for enabling me to know!

It depends on the amount of curry you are making, I normally use half a box which break into 4 pieces just like a chocolat bar.

My favorite recipe to make is this Japanese chicken curry with rice (cooked with star anise, cloves, cardamom, and a bay leaf). My friends used to love it. This is reminding me to make it again. Lasts for days if you make too much!

I always do just carrots, potatoes, and sautéed onions. You can do fried or sautéed tofu instead of chicken like I use, and I bet it would be just as amazing!

Happy cooking!

I usually use 4 squares; 1 square per person

A picture of the back would have been good, but if my memory serves me right the 900g of Meat and Vegetables are meant wo be used with one Square