MAGI DASHI
RECIPE NOTE 01 / SHIRO

Grilled vegetables.
Curry with dashi.

Replace the water in your curry with dashi.

Layer dashi umami into the aroma of spices. Use your favorite Japanese curry roux with SHIRO, then finish with grilled vegetables.

  • SHIRO / Shiro dashi
  • Made with curry roux
  • Plant-based variation
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Curry and rice in a white bowl, with grilled squash, eggplant, zucchini, peppers and okra
01 / THE DASHI BASE

Instead of water,
start with dashi.

For this curry, dilute SHIRO tenfold. Prepare the same volume of dashi as the amount of water specified on your curry roux package.

When the roux package calls for 500 ml water

SHIRO50ml
Water450ml
Concentrate 1Water 9

Prepared dashi 500mlVolume before adding curry roux

02 / INGREDIENTS

What you’ll need.

For a roux recipe calling for 500ml water

Follow the roux package for the amount of roux and number of servings.

Dashi & curry roux

  • MAGI DASHI SHIROShiro dashi concentrate50ml
  • Water500 ml total with SHIRO450ml
  • Plant-based Japanese curry rouxAmount specified for 500 ml waterFollow the package

Rice & finishing vegetables

  • Cooked riceFor your servings
  • Vegetables of your choiceSquash, eggplant, zucchini or similarAs needed
  • Vegetable oil or similarAs needed

For a plant-based dish, choose plant-based roux, toppings and cooking fats too.

03 / METHOD

From prep to plate.
Three simple steps.

  1. Golden dashi in a clear glass pitcher
    01PREPARE

    First, prepare the dashi.

    Combine 1 part SHIRO with 9 parts water. Prepare the volume specified as water on your curry roux package.

    Dashi ratio

    For 500 ml: 50 ml SHIRO + 450 ml water.

  2. Mixing dashi and curry roux in a small saucepan
    02COOK

    Add the curry roux.

    Use the prepared dashi in place of water. Remove the pan from the heat to dissolve solid roux, then follow the package for cooking time and finishing.

    ADJUST THE FLAVOR

    SHIRO contains salt. Taste after adding the roux and dilute with water if needed.

  3. The finished curry and rice, topped with grilled vegetables
    03FINISH

    Finish with plenty of vegetables.

    Cut your chosen vegetables and cook through in vegetable oil. Spoon the curry over rice and top with the vegetables.

    FINISHING TOUCH

    Sweet squash, soft eggplant: vary the vegetables with the season.

FOR YOUR KITCHEN

Bring it to your menu.

Start with your dish and the flavor you want.
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