Monkey Curry Bento

Curry is kinda hard to put in a bento box, since it's too liquidy.
So I made dry curry this time.
It's great for lunch box!

Found vegetarian dry curry recipe on a Japanese cooking website.
http://cookpad.com/recipe/2082913
It got good reviews, like "I made this for my husband and he didn't notice that it was tofu!"
So I gave it a try:) Let's see what my husband thinks!


50g Dried tofu (available at Japanese grocery stores)
2 Chili pequin
1 Garlic clove
1/2 onions (diced)
1 Carrot (diced)
3 Green beans (diced)
1tbs Worcester sauce
3tbs Curry powder
1tbs Sake
4tbs Ketchup
1tbs Soy source
1tbs yogurt
salt and pepper


1. Grate dried tofu 
2.Heat oil in a skillet. Saute garlic, chili and onion.
3. Add carrots, onions and green beans and cook.
4. Add ketchup, sauce, soy sauce, sake, yogurt and soy sauce.
5. Adjust the flavor with salt and pepper.


To make monkey face, shape rice in plastic wrap.

Make monkey's face with seaweed and ears with quail eggs!
You can also make this on a plate.

Ears: Egg

Cheek: Carrot
Face parts: seaweed