Curry Bread Recipe

Not just your typical curry with bread. This Curry Bread Recipe mixes the authentically simple Japanese curry with a fun crispy twist. Not just curry flavored bread but flavorful meaty filled, fluffy soft bread with a crisp outer layer. A step-by-step article that’ll help you make this delicious bread that’s sure to impress anyone!

When you land in Japan one of the most popular snacks to buy at the convenience store is 7-11 curry bread, or you might have first heard of this savory delicacy from the Black Butler anime. Well this version of the black butler curry bread recipe is a deep fried delight that’s easier to make than it looks. This freshly made bread is the perfect on the go lunch, snack, or even after dinner snack.

Easy Curry bread recipe Ingredients :

Filling

• Carrots and Potatoes – colorful healthy vegetables to make the filling fuller.
• Oil – for cooking
• Onions and Garlic – helps make the fillings fragrant and flavorful.
• Ground beef – main meat, you can also substitute this with other ground meats.
• Soy sauce – for umami and slight saltiness.
• Salt and Pepper – to taste
• Ketchup – enhances and gives the filling a rich savory taste. It also adds a bit of tang.
• Curry roux –  the main component that completes the curry filling. You can choose from a variety of instant curry roux, these also help thicken the sauce to make it easier to add in the bun.

For the Bread 

• Sugar – feeds the yeast.
• Yeast – helps the dough rise and helps add air to puff it up a bit when fried.
• Water or Milk – to activate the yeast and make the dough easier to manipulate.
• Bread flour – our choice of gluten for this recipe.
• Salt – a flavor enhancer.
• Oil – to lock in the moisture for the dough.
• Eggs – beaten, to be used as the glue to hold the breadcrumbs to the dough.
• Breadcrumbs – adds a nice extra crispiness to the bread.

How to make Curry Pan

Ingredients :

For the Filling

• 2 carrots ( chopped )
• 1 potatoes ( chopped )
• Oil for cooking
• 1 onion (chopped )
• 3 tablespoons garlic ( minced )
• 500 grams ground beef
• 2 – 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 – 2 curry roux

For the Bread 

• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• ⅓ cup water ( for yeast )
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ⅓ cup water or milk
• 2 large eggs
• breadcrumbs

Steps :

For the Filling 

1. In a microwavable bowl, place in carrots and potatoes add 2 – 3 tablespoons of water before covering with cling wrap. ‘Cook’ in the microwave for 2 – 3 minutes. 

2. These should easily be pierced with a fork. Microwave for another 1 – 2 minutes if needed. Repeat until tender. Set aside. 

3. In a pan at medium heat; add some oil. Once hot, saute onions until soft, then garlic until fragrant. Add in the ground beef and cook until most of these have changed in color.

4. Season with soy sauce. Add in the softened carrots and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

5. Add in ketchup and curry roux. Mix until the cube has melted. Add another cube if the filling still looks too wet. Set aside.

For the Dough

1. For the dough mix sugar, yeast, and warm water. Set aside for 5 – 10 minutes or until foamy.

2. Add in the bread flour and salt. Mix well. Pour in warm water or milk then mix well. Mix in oil and knead until you form a smooth dough. To know if it’s ready, the dough should ‘bounce back’ when poked.

3. Place in a bowl greased with a bit of oil. Cover with cling wrap and let this rise for 1 hour or until it doubles in size. Then take this out and place it over a smooth surface or silicon pad.

4. Give this a little knead. Slice into 10 equal pieces. Take a piece, flatten it with a rolling pin. Place 2 tablespoons or ¼ cup of filling in the middle. Take the sides of the dough and bring these to the middle.

5. Give these a good pinch in the middle to make sure it’s sealed. With the seal side down, roll these with a bit of pressure. Flatten slightly.

6. After making 10 big palm-sized pieces set aside. Beat eggs in their own shallow plate, then add breadcrumbs in another. Dip the dough in the egg wash, then coat with breadcrumbs.

7. In a pan at medium low heat, add enough oil for frying. Once bubbling, place in the bread and flip once one side is golden. Try to cook the corners if you can. This just takes a few minutes to brown.

8. Once all sides look golden, take these out. Serve freshly fried!

This beloved snack is made by wrapping the savory-rich and beefy traditional Japanese curry recipe with a fluffy on the inside and crispy deep fried perfection on the outside. A irresistible curry load recipe that’s the perfect on the go snack to bring anywhere and can be enjoyed anytime.

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Questions: 

• Kare pan calories

Per piece has around 270 or more calories.

• Additional Flavors
  • Chinese Curry Bun – for a more Chinese flair add 1 teaspoon or  or five spice powder and a slurry ( ½ tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water, double if the filling is too watery ) instead of using a curry roux.
  • Singapore Curry Bread – for a Singaporean tasting curry bread, pour in ⅓ or ⅓ cup of coconut milk, a good amount of chillies or chili powder. This will yield a more watery curry, so just scoop up the filling, leaving most of the juices in the bowl when adding into the dough.
  • Malaysian Curry Bun Recipe –  In this version after the dough has been filled, the buns are given some time to rise until almost double its size. Brushed with egg whites or milk before being baked. You can also simply omit the meat to make a Vegetarian Malaysian curry bread. A soft, fluffy bun instead of a fried curry bun.
  • Thai Curry Bread – to give a distinctive Thai flavor into the curry, use thai curry paste instead of the japanese curry roux. Similar to the Singaporean bun filling, add a bit of coconut milk.

• Other methods of cooking this Curry Bread Recipe

An air fryer curry pan is a ‘healthier’ way to ‘fry’ this bread. Simply spray or brush the breadcrumb coated bread all over with oil then air fry for 6 minutes at 350°F first, then flip and air fry for 3 or 5 minutes or until golden before taking it out.

• Use other Meats for Curry Bread Recipe

You can choose to use any meat to replace the ground beef to suit your diet. It’s just recommended to use ground beef as these cook faster, are less dry, and it is easier to place in between the dough. Use ground chicken to make “Chicken Curry Bread” or ground pork for “Curry Pork Bun” . You can even choose to use seafood like chopped shrimp or shredded fish if you’d like.

• Gluten free Curry Buns
  • To make gluten free curry buns, simply substitute the bread flour with gluten free flour but remove ¼ cup out since most gluten free blends are quite dry.
  • Also check out the ingredient list of the soy sauce, and curry roux, or other ingredients to use to make sure these are gluten free. 
  • You can omit the breadcrumbs. But if you still plan to, simply blend a bit of lightly toasted gluten free bread. Just until it’s slightly toasted before blending once again to make gluten free crumbs.

Curry Bread Recipe ( Tagalog )

Mga Sangkap :

Para sa Palaman

• 2 karot ( hiniwa ng maliliit )
• 1 patatas ( hiniwa ng maliliit  )
• Mantika panluto
• 1 sibuyas ( taindatad )
• 3 kutara ng bawang ( tinadtad )
• 500 gramo giniling na baka
• 2 – 3 kutsara ng soy sauce
• Asin at Paminta panlasa
• 1 kutsara ng ketchup
• 1 – 2 curry roux

Para sa Tinapay

• 2 kutsara ng asukal
• 1 kutsarita ng pampaalsa
• ⅓ tasa tubig ( para sa pampaalsa )
• 2 tasa bread flour
• 1 kutsarita ng asin
• 1 kutsara ng mantika
• ⅓ tasa tubig o gatas
• 2 malalaiking itlog
• breadcrumbs

Paano Lutuin :

Para sa Palaman

1. Sa mangkok na pwedeng imicrowave, ilagay ang mga karot at patatas. Dagdagan ng 2 – 3 kutsara ng tubig bago takpan ng cling wrap. ‘Lutuin’ ng 2 – 3 minuto sa microwave.
2. Pag mabilis na itlog tusukin gamit ang tinidor pwede na. Pero pag matigas-tigas pa, lutuin ng 1 – 2 pa. Ulitin hanggang lumambot. Itabi.
3. Sa kawali na nasa katamtamang init; lagyan ng mantika. Pag uminit na lutuin ang mga sibuyas hanggang lumambot. Pagkatapos, lutuin ang mga bawang hanggang mabango. Haluan ng giniling na baka at lutuin hanggang magiba ng kulay.
4. Haluan ng soy sauce, mga nilutong karot at patatas. Timplahan ng asin at paminta.
5. Lagyan ng ketchup at  curry roux. Haluin hanggang matunaw ang curry. Lagyan ng 1 pa kung mabasa tingnan ang palaman. Itabi.

Para sa Masa

1. Haluin ang asukal, pamaalsa at tubig. Itabi ng 5 – 10 minuto o hanggang bumula. 
2. Ihalo dito ang bread flour at asin. Haluan din ng tubig o gatas. Pagkatapos haluan ng mantika at iknead hanggang makabuo ng masa. Malalaman kung pwede na ito ay kung pinindot ang masa, babalik ito sa dating porma.
3. Ilagay ito sa malaking mangkok na pinahidan ng mantika. Takpan ng cling wrap at iwanin ng 1 oras o hanggang dumoble ang laki. Tanggalin at ilipat sa lamesa o silicon pad.
4. Iknead ng konti. Hiwang ng 10 piraso. Kumuha ng isa at iflatten gamit ang rolling pin. Lagyan ang gitna ng 2 tablespoons o ¼ cup ng palaman. Hilain ang mga gilid na pa-gitna. 
5. Pinsilin sa ang mga hinila sa gitna para maselyado. Ipwesto ang selyado kaharap ng silicon pad at irolyo na may konting bigat. Iflatten ng konti.
6. Ulitin hanggamg makagawa ng 10 piraso na kasing laki ng palmo. Ibati ang itlog sa ibang mangkok, at maglagay ng breadcrumbs sa iba pa. Isasaw ang masa sa itlog bago takpan ng mga breadcrumbs.
7. Pag golden na ang bawat gilid, tanggalin at ihanda habang mainit pa.
8. Sa kawali na nasa katamtamang init, lagyan ng mantika pan prito. Pag bumula na, ilagay ang mga tinapay at pagbaliktaran kung golden na. Lutuin ang mga gilid nito kung kaya, Kailangan lng ng konting minuto para mag kayumanggi ang mga ito.