Dry Curry Recipe

Dry Curry is a kind of curry dish that is made of ground meat and minced vegetables.  It has been a popular home cooked meal in Japan for a number of years, although it’s not as widely known as the Japanese Curry and Rice outside of Japan.  As the name indicates, the curry is “drier” than the typical curry with gravy, and it requires a lot less time to cook.

Like many other home cooked meals, there is no right or wrong way to make dry curry.  Some people mix the sauce with rice in a frying pan like fried rice, and some pour the sauce over rice.  Ground meat can be either beef or pork, and any leftover vegetable can be minced and added.  We used chopped onion, carrot, and celery in this recipe, but green bell pepper and green peas are also good choices to use.  Tomatoes can be fresh or canned. Raisins are optional, but the sweetness from the raisins go very well with the spicy and savory flavor of the sauce.  Be free to experiment and find your own flavor!

Originally Published on July 1, 2013. Re-posted with video on August 5, 2022.

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5 from 3 votes

Dry Curry Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time45 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: curry

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

• 2 stalks celery
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 tbsp curry powder
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cup chicken broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• Steamed Rice
• 2 hard boiled eggs chopped

Instructions

• Chop all the vegetables and garlic finely.
• Heat oil in a pot at medium heat. Cook garlic for a minute and ground beef until browned.
• Add the vegetables and saute for 5 minutes. Add half the amount of curry powder and saute for another 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, raisins, chicken broth, bay leaves, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup. Bring it to a boil,cover, and cook for 10 minutes at medium low heat.
• Open the lid and cook until the liquid is reduced. Add the rest of the curry powder.
• Serve over steamed rice and top with chopped hard boiled eggs.

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