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7/10/2019

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  :)





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