How to Use the Curry Ingredient Calculator
Most curry recipes are written for a fixed number of servings, usually four, which makes it a hassle to scale up when guests are coming or scale down when cooking for one or two. This calculator takes your servings and instantly converts the amount of meat, potatoes, carrots, onion, curry roux, rice, and water you need.
The baseline is a standard home-style curry recipe (per serving: 6.3 oz rice, 3.5 oz meat, 2.5 oz potato, 2.5 oz onion, 1.4 oz carrot, 0.7 oz curry roux, and about 0.76 cups water). A typical box of store-bought curry roux covers 8-10 servings, so comparing the calculated roux amount with the per-serving label on the box helps you avoid buying too much or too little.
If you plan to serve it over rice as a curry rice bowl, prepare slightly more rice and consider extra toppings like a fried egg or cheese. Vegetable amounts can be adjusted 10-20% up or down to taste without affecting the overall balance of the dish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check the calculated roux amount, then compare it with the per-serving weight printed on the box you plan to buy to figure out how many boxes you need. Most boxes hold 8-10 cubes.
Yes, adding a bit more potato, carrot, or onion than the calculated amount won't hurt the flavor. Just keep the water and roux ratio steady to maintain the right thickness.