Chicken Katsu w/ Hindustani Masala

Delicious and so fragrant w/ Hindustani Masala!
>> Check out this Hindustani Chicken Masala recipe if you wanna use up those Hindustani spices.
Chicken Katsu w/ Hindustani Masala
- Prep: 15 min
- Total: 45 min
Meat
Ingredients
For the Chicken Katsu:
- 2boneless + skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup flour
- oil for frying
For the Curry Sauce:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 shallots (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp Hindustani masala (you can get this in the Asian stores or use a curry powder)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 cup chicken stock (low sodium)
- ½ cup crean
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp light brown sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
Recipe inspired by Vikalinka.com
Instructions
- Wash the chicken breasts and pat them dry. Then flatten them with a meat masher until they are about a 1cm thick.
- Season the flattened chicken breasts with the garlic + onion powder and add salt & pepper to taste.
- Then prepare your mise-en-place: beat your eggs, add some Panko in a bowl and flour in another one. Then dip your seasoned breasts in flour, then the egg and end with the Panko crumbs.
- When breasts are well coated, shallow fry them in a pan on some medium heat until the chicken is cooked and golden brown. You can keep the chicken breasts warm in the oven or reheat them in a pan.
- In another pan add some the vegetable oil + butter, followed by the chopped shallots, garlic, and ginger paste. Cook this on a low to medium heat for about 5 minutes. Mix well and then add the Masala, turmeric, and flour. Cook this for about 1 minute and gradually add your stock. Keep stirring and then add your cream and soy sauce. Let the sauce simmer on low heat and add sugar, salt & pepper to taste.
- When the sauce is thick and runny, turn off the heat. At this point you can blend it until smooth, but I like texture and kept mine with bits and pieces ;-)
- Serve the Chicken Katsu with sushi rice, cut up the chicken breasts and add the sauce over the chicken. I served it with a simple salad
TIP: add steamed veggies to your sauce or replace your chicken w/ a vegan/vegetarian substitute.
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