Chicken Jalfrezi

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Cooking Method: pan frying, simmer, stir-fry

Cuisine: Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, South Asian

Courses: dinner, lunch, main

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings: 3

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

5 tbsp cooking oil
1.5 tsp ginger/garlic paste
600 kg boneess chicken (fresh or frozen) (cut into 1 inch pieces)
3/4 tsp salt (preferred Himalayan or Pakistani salt)
3 whole tomatoes (quartered)
3/4 pc red bell pepper (cut into thick slices)
3/4 pc green bell pepper (cut into thick slices)
1 tsp red chilli powder (you can reduce this to 3/4 of a teaspoon if you want)
1/2 onion (sliced (preferred Bombay onion for but all other work equally))
1.5 whole fresh green finger chilli (sliced)
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a curry pan or frying pan.
over a medium heat and keep the pan's lid handy
2
Add the sliced onions and stir-fry until translucent.
3
Add boneless chicken once the onions are sautéed as well as ginger garlic paste.
keep stirring until the chicken pieces show a change in colour (slightly whiteish)
4
Add salt, chilli powder and tomatoes
let everything including chicken simmer for another 15-20 minutes
5
Pour soy sauce and add green and red bell peppers.
cook for another 6-8 minutes or until the peppers turn slightly tender with a little crunch
6
Seasoning
Add green chilli slices as well as chopped coriander if you fancy.
Serve with steaming white rice and/ or hot tandoori naan.

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Read it online: https://saltpepperandmasala.com/recipes/chicken-jalfrezi/

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