Time-saving shortcuts for delicious Katsu Curry flavours at home

We recently teamed up with premium rice brand Tilda to find out exactly how much time Brits spend in the kitchen – and whether this is spent cooking their favourite meals or repeating tired and unadventurous recipes for ease.

Their research found that a whopping 17 days a year were spent in the kitchen, but this didn’t necessarily mean that Brits were getting creative or enjoying their dishes. In fact, a quarter said they found that cooking is a chore, with 22% looking for kitchen hacks to liven up their midweek meals!

It’s no secret that katsu curry is a favourite dish of ours at The Alchemist. So, when Tilda told us that 21% of Londoners said they loved eating katsu curry when dining out – but wouldn’t be confident cooking it at home – we wanted to share some tips and tricks for making a mouth-watering katsu curry midweek, without the hassle.

So, dear readers, allow us to present our top tips to create katsu curry flavours at home using Tilda’s Limited Edition Katsu Curry rice – the perfect shortcut to creating this fan favourite dish as a midweek meal at home. Then, when the weekend hits or you’re celebrating a special occasion, visit one of our restaurants for the full culinary experience!

In the video below, you’ll see that many of the same delicious ingredients that are used in our restaurant dish are included in Tilda’s Katsu Curry rice, including Tilda’s superior quality Jasmine rice, an aromatic curry spice blend, soy sauce, carrots, onions, ginger and garlic.

Watch The Alchemist’s Senior Operations Chef Tom Rowley as he cooks up a delicious katsu curry with some tips on how you can take shortcuts to these flavours at home. We promise you’ll never miss Katsu Curry flavours at home again! Or, if you don’t have time to watch the video today, here’s some timesaving kitchen shortcut inspiration:

• Don’t spend time being precise with your chopping! Cut the veg roughly as you will be blending it before adding to the pan.
• Add the lid to the pan when boiling rice to bring the water to boil quicker.
• Or, use Tilda’s Limited Edition Katsu Curry rice – ready in just two minutes – as the ultimate timesaving shortcut to all the flavours of katsu curry.

And we’re not finished. To make midweek meal creation even easier, we’ve teamed up with three foodies who will be sharing their own katsu curry cooking shortcuts in April; DeanEdwardsChef, LetsMunchh, and TheGoodBite. Follow their pages and give their hacks a try!

Want to get involved? We’re inviting you to share your own timesaving kitchen shortcut for a chance to win a £100 voucher for your next visit to The Alchemist*, plus delicious Tilda products.

All you have to do is post your shortcut on Instagram or Tik Tok, with the hashtag #KatsuCurryinaHurry. Don’t forget to tag @Tilda and @TheAlchemistUK on Instagram too.

We can’t wait to hear your kitchen shortcuts!