Beets Pink Curry and Lama Shaped Rice

Lama or Llama...? Not sure which one is correct, but this is rice lama and beets pink curry!
Made white curry and added beets puree to make cute pink color.

Pink Curry Lama

about 150g Cooked Japanese Rice

Pink Curry (See recipe below)

2 Quail Eggs, boiled

A piece of nori seaweed 

1. Make Pink Curry

½ Onion, Sliced

1 clove Garlic, chopped

1tsp Grated Ginger

Vegetable and Protein of your choice

2tsp Curry Powder

2tbs  Flour

300cc  Milk or Soy Milk

1tbs~  Mashed Beets

Salt  to taste

Heat oil in a skillet over low heat. Saute onion, garlic , ginger and vegetable, protein of your choice until soft. Stir in curry powder, flour and cook for another minute or so.  Add milk and cook over medium-high heat until it thickens. Add about 1tbs of mashed beets and mix well. Add more beets until it reaches your desired color. Continue stirring for another minutes or so, Adjust taste with salt.

2. Shape rice into lama on a plate. 

3. Carefully pour pink curry around rice.

4. Cut quail eggs to create ears and nose of lama.

5. Place the ears and nose on the rice. Create eyes and nose by cutting a piece of nori seaweed and apply on the face.

Featured on Japan Up! Magazine June 2019  :)