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Chicken Jalfrezi

Born out of the British colonisation of India. This dish is a perfect marriage of fiery pungency of ginger and mustard and a subtle sweetness of chicken and fried vegetables.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 39 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 1 kg chicken thighs, cubed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 2 tsp ginger paste
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric powder (haldi/arad)
  • 1.5 tsp Kashmiri chilli paste or 1tsp Kashmiri chilli powder

Fried Vegetables

  • 1 onion, cut into large chunks
  • 1/2 red pepper, cut into large chunks
  • 1/2 green pepper, cut into largr chunks
  • 3 green chillies, sliced lengthwise

Rich Tomato base

  • 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) or oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1.5 tsp cumin powder
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tin plum tomatos, chopped
  • 1 tsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 tsp mustard oil
  • 1/4 cup water, as required
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala

Instructions
 

Keyword Chicken, Chickenjalfrezi, indianfood