Lighter chicken katsu - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 150ml buttermilk
• 4 x skinless, boneless chicken breasts, total weight 550g, preferably organic
• 50g Japanese panko breadcrumbs
• 4 tsp self-raising flour
• 1½ tbsp rapeseed oil, plus ¾ tsp
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tsp coarsely grated ginger
• 2½ tsp garam masala
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¼ tsp hot chilli powder (or mild if you prefer less heat)
• 1 tsp tomato purée
• 250ml hot chicken stock
• 1 large carrot (about 200g), cut into small pieces
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp clear honey
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 200g raw Thai sticky rice, cooked
• 50g mixed leaves - watercress, spinach and rocket