Chicken jalfrezi

Name: Chicken jalfrezi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 750 g (1½ lb) skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut in half; 3 teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 onion, finely grated; oil, for cooking; 500 g (1 lb) can chopped tomatoes; 30 g (1 oz) ghee or 2 tablespoons oil; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 3 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger; 1½ teaspoons salt; 3 teaspoons ground cumin; 30 g (1 oz) fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Chicken

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1997

About

This spicy curry can be found under many guises—jalfreji, jalfresi and even jhal fry.

Ingredients

oil, for cooking
1 onion, finely grated
2 cloves garlic, chopped
750

Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Heat about 2 tablespoons oil in a deep frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes over high heat.
Add the chicken, turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Fry gently for 5–10 minutes, or until golden brown, scraping the base of the pan frequently and turning the chicken. Add the tomato, cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer for