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Chicken Jalfrezi


Description

This chicken jalfrezi curry is beyond delicious. It's a rich and spicy chicken curry that's best served sizzling hot.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 600g (1 1/2lb) chicken breasts, chopped
  • 20ml (4 tsp) ground cumin
  • 20ml (4 tsp) ground coriander
  • 20ml (4 tsp) ground turmeric
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) ghee or oil
  • 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 2.5cm (1in) fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
  • 1 green chilli, washed and finely sliced
  • 2 red peppers, washed and sliced
  • 400g (1 can) chopped tomatoes
  • 10ml (2 tsp) garam masala

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, coat the chicken pieces with cumin, coriander and turmeric. Leave in the fridge to marinate while you’re busy preparing the other ingredients and gravy.
  2. In a large frying pan, gently cook the onions in the oil for 5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Turn up the heat and add the garlic, ginger, chilli and red peppers. Continue to stir fry for 2 minutes.
  4. Add chicken to the mix and fry until all areas of the chicken are sealed.
  5. Pour in the tomatoes, stir and let the chicken curry reach a slow simmering point.
  6. Cover with a lid and continue to cook for 20 minutes. Check in on the curry every once in a while to ensure that the gravy doesn’t dry up. If it does, add a splash of water to loosen it up again and continue to cook.
  7. At the end of cooking time, stir in garam masala and season to taste.
  8. Serve with your favourite Indian accompaniments. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you’re like me, and don’t like tomato chunks, blitz the canned tomato in a food processor until smooth.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: Curry
  • Method: Pan Fry
  • Cuisine: Indian

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