"dry"curry

In Japan, you'll find something on menus called "dry curry".

What you'll get when you order this is curry flavored fried rice.

The other day I went to the market looking for my favorite curry roux, but they didn't have it (boo!).

Still, I had envisioned making curry for dinner, so I decided to try something new.

A bottle of "dry curry paste". I've known dry curry to be in powder form, but this was the first time for me to see it in a "wet" form.

The directions on the bottle say to saute rice with a tablespoon of this paste.

Besides the curry, there are carrots and some meat in the bottle.

Instead, I cut up a potato, some spinach, some zucchini, onion and carrots.

After sauteing these veggies, I added some tofu that I had sitting on a cheesecloth for about half an hour and a little rice.

It isn't the most attractive dish, but it sure was delicious.

The curry was spicy but not cough inducing hot.

I guess I know what to use the next time my market doesn't have my favorite roux.