
Japanese curry cubes. Simply mix with boiling water and you have curry! Tastes exactly the same as the curry sauce you get with chicken katsu curry.
Okay, so it looks kinda gross/extremely processed, and I am usually the first to sing the praises of proper, home cooking. But these are amazing, and really useful for a quick meal when you're in a rush.
I usually do this with tofu - buy firm tofu, drain, cover in kitchen towels, then press between 2 chopping boards using heavy books etc for weight for at least 20 minutes. Then cut into pieces and fry/grill until golden brown. (you can also coat in flour/corn flour before frying if you want).
Also great with chicken katsu (coat the chicken with flour, egg and panko breadcrumbs -or normal breadcrumbs if you don't have). Works with prawns, or veg too, anything really!
Then all i do is fry some onion, add boiling water, then the cubes, then simmer gently for a couple of minutes (i usually add peas in at this point too, but any veg would work), before adding the tofu, or if having chicken katsu, I just pour the curry over the top.
Serve that bitch up with rice and you have a winner every time.