Chicken Jalfrezi Recipe

Chicken Jalfrezi is a restaurant style Indian dish where chicken is stir fried with plenty of veggies like tomatoes, onions, bell peppers & spices. Serve it as a side with naan, rice, bread or roti.

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Prep Time25 minutes

Cook Time25 minutes

Total Time50 minutes

Servings4 to 5

AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

To Marinate

500 to 600 grams Boneless chicken (1.25 lbs)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper (crushed/ powder)
½ teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder

Other ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
¾ cup onions (fine chopped, 1 medium, 100 grams)
½ tablespoon ginger grated ( or paste, 1 inch ginger)
½ to ¾ tablespoon garlic grated ( or paste, 4 to 5 medium cloves)
1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala
1 to 1 ½ teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon fennel powder (optional, read notes)
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon sugar (use if using passata)
¾ cup tomato puree (- passata or 1¼ cups tomatoes chopped & pureed, 2 large, 250 grams)
1 tablespoon kasuri methi
¼ cup hot water (read notes)
1 to 2 tablespoon ghee or oil
1 dried red chilli (optional)
1 green chilli (deseed & slit)
1 inch ginger juliennes (optional)
½ cup onions (diced, layers separated, 45 grams, 1 small)
1½ cups bell pepper (diced - green, red, yellow, orange, 130 to 140 grams)
2 tablespoons coriander leaves fine chopped (optional, to garnish)

How to make the recipe

Preparation

To a bowl add chicken, ¼ teaspoon salt, black pepper, red chilli powder & lemon juice. Mix and keep aside for about 15 to 20 mins, until you prepare the rest of the veggies. If using fresh tomatoes, puree them in a grinder.
Dice the bell peppers and onions. Separate the layers from diced onions. Slit the green chili and deseed if you want. Fine chop 1 medium onion to make ¾ cup.

How to Make Chicken Jalfrezi

Heat a pan with oil and add onions. Fry them until golden on a medium high heat.
Lower the heat and stir in the ginger garlic. Saute for a minute.
Add chicken and stir fry on a medium high heat for about 3 to 4 minutes, until it turns pale.
Stir in the spices – red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder and cumin powder.
Pour the tomato puree. Mix well and let cook until oil begins to separate from the masala.
Pour ¼ cup hot water and mix well. Cook covered on a medium heat until chicken is tender. (If your chicken begins to ooze out lots of moisture, do not add water)
Meanwhile, in a different pan, heat 1 to 2 tablespoon ghee/oil. Add green chilies, red chilies and ginger juliennes (optional).
When they begin to sizzle in hot oil, add bell peppers and onions.
Stir fry on a medium high flame for 2 to 4 mins until slightly tender, making sure they retain their crunch.
When the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce is thick, add kasuri methi, sugar & stir fried veggies along with the leftover ghee or oil in the pan. If there is excess liquid you may evaporate by cooking on a high heat.
Stir well and cook just for 1 to 2 minutes. Taste test and adjust the salt.
Turn off and add chopped coriander leaves (optional).
Serve chicken jalfrezi with rice, fried rice, or with noodles, roti or any flatbreads.

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