It has been a while since I made Olaf Bento :) Seems like the Frozen fever has not died off, many of my friends and their children are still in love with the movie characters.
Japanese curry has always been a dish I enjoy very much. While I also like the usual Peranakan and Chinese style curry, I also love eating Japanese curry.
Decided to make vegetarian Japanese curry, consisting of potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms and baby corn.
I also packed some greens (shredded cabbage, edamame beans) and fruits (kiwis and strawberries) in the other tin carrier. The third layer of the tin carrier was used to pack my breakfast (not in photo).
This limited edition old-fashioned tin carrier is designed by local artist Eeshaun, a very talented old school mate of mine (We studied in the same university). Eeshuan is a self taught Singaporean artist and illustrator, his works are of child-like imagery and well known for the spontaneity, free lines and improvisation.
Made in collaboration with Centerpiece Creation. Each tiffin carrier is made of enamel, autographed and limited to 100 pieces.
I was really glad to get my hands one a set of this beautifully designed tin carrier. It is also a priviledge to use such a beautifully designed tin carrier.
Do you like my Olaf? Personally I am quite pleased that the Olaf character turned out quite well.
I made a simple bento tutorial below and hope you will enjoy making Olaf as much as I did.
1. Japanese Curry Recipe
- Potato small 1 pcs *diced
- Carrot (half) *diced
- Shimeiji Mushrooms approx 50-60g
- Onion (1/3) * diced finely
- Chicken thigh meat approx 200g *choped
- Cooking oil 1 tbsp
- Japanese curry powder 3tbsp
- Water 500ml
Method
- Heat oil and stir-fry meat and onions in oil in a large frying pan until onions are lightly browned, it should take 2 to 3 mins.
- Add carrots, potatoes, mushrooms or other vegetables.
- Put the cooked meat and vegetables into a large pot. Add water and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer until meat is tender (approx. 10 minutes).
- Add in the Japanese curry powder into the pot.
- Stir until completely melted. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Cooking Japanese Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup japonica rice
- 1 & 1/3 cup mineral water
Method
- Wash and rinse the rice grains. Measure the water and add to the rice in the rice cooker pot
- Soak for at least 30mins before cooking
3. Bento Tutorial for Olaf
Ingredients
- rice
- seaweed
- thin egg sheet (white)
- kombu seaweed
- carrot
Method
(1) Using cling wrap, shape the rice tightly into the parts of Olaf. This includes the head, mid section of the body, lower section of the body, feet, as well as a thin strip. This is to be added on the head to give it a more 3-D look and feel.
(2) Cut and create the features of Olaf using seaweed, kombu seaweed, thin egg sheet and carrots
- seaweed (eyes, buttons, mouth)
- thin egg sheet (eyes, teeth)
- kombu seaweed (hair, hands)
- carrot (nose)
(3) Assemble and arrange the parts on the rice ball.
(4) Transfer the Olaf character on some Japanese curry in a bowl or your bento box.
October 11, 2014
This is awesome, your Olaf is really cute and that curry looks so tasty! That is a beautiful box too.
Thank you for linking up at Fun Food Friday!
October 12, 2014
Awwww thank you so much! I had fun making this ^^
October 1, 2014
Omg!!everything is so nice!!!