Chicken Jalfrezi

Chicken Jalfrezi

A great recipe for a fresh tasting, home-made jalfrezi

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Recipe by Cath

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

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Method

  1. Take the chopped chicken and coat it in the cumin, ground coriander and turmeric then leave it to marinade in the fridge while you make the sauce.
  2. To make the sauce, fry the roughly chopped onions with the garlic and green chilli in a large pan until browned. Add the water to the onion mixture and simmer this for around 20 minutes.
  3. While that is simmering, put the plum tomatoes in a food processor and give it a good whizz - aim for a smooth consistency. Heat another large pan and gently fry the ground coriander, cumin and turmeric in a splash of oil for about a minute. Add the tomato 'sauce' to this pan and simmer for around 10 minutes.
  4. Next give your onion mixture a good whizz in the food processor and add it to the spiced tomato sauce. Give it a stir and simmer for 20 minutes. You can make large batches of this sauce and freeze it for later use.
  5. Fry the marinaded chicken in oil and stir continuously. After a few minutes, turn down the heat and add the other half of the chopped onion, the red pepper and chillis. Stir this until the onions and pepper soften (and the chicken is cooked, of course).
  6. Add the earlier prepared sauce to the cooked chicken and simmer for around 10-20 minutes. Just before you dish it up, stir in the garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. Serve with basmati rice or naan bread.
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  • 20 September 2012

    saratee commented on this recipe

    and thanks a ton for sharing it because i didn't know how to make it!!

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  • 26 September 2012

    BadBudgetStudent rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I'm a student, and i definitely make time for this recipe.. fresh or frozen mild or tongue-blasting this is a tasty meal to come home to

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  • 04 October 2012

    Mick byrne commented on this recipe

    Cooked this for my girlfriend this eve...just finished and mouth is still tingling! (I used 3 large chillies!!) really great curry and I enjoyed making it. Took about 45 minutes all in! Nice!

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  • 11 November 2012

    Stace871 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this a few nights ago and we loved it. I only used one red chilli as i dont like my curry hot and it was soooo lovely. Im cooking this for friends at the weekend

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  • 08 December 2012

    DCSTRIKES commented on this recipe

    Followed the recipe, but it seemed to lacking something and the sauce was thin, had to simmer for a while longer to thicken it up.

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  • 07 January 2013

    Sammi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent recipe! Made this with Quorn chicken, so ended up veggie friendly. Lovely rich sauce. Added extra spice with half a scotch bonnet chilli as part of the mix.

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  • 13 January 2013

    Silverfox commented on this recipe

    Fantastic curry. I added half a small jar of sundried tomato paste to the sauce and three tbsps of natural yoghurt when I put the chicken into the sauce.

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  • 31 January 2013

    TrevC commented on this recipe

    Loverly recipie- however it was very dry, and seemed to me that simmering the for a total of 30 (ie 10min in stage 3 and 20 min in stage 4) reduced it far too much. Next time I'd either add a 2nd tin of tomatoes at stage 4, or keep adding water to maintain some sauceiness.

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  • 20 February 2013

    Gordob rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My hobby is to replicate the restaurant curry at home. This recipe is one of the best I've come across. I always do it with chicken tikka. Add a teaspoon of sugar and a dash of lemon juice. Once marinated in the tikka spices i cook the chicken in the sauce without browning it this gives succulent meat

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  • 22 February 2013

    Garry Morgan commented on this recipe

    This is the first proper recipe I have found for curries. It is simply brilliant and makes a really tasty authentic tasting jalfezi. It benefits from using veg boulion, a teaspoon more of the spices and a touch of sugar and tomato puree. I am a trainee chef and very grateful to you Cath. Strange thing is with this is that it tastes really bland when put together but given time to develop and especially when eaten the next day it becomes marvelous!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ingredients

  • The sauce:
  • 1/2 a large onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 green chilli, chopped
  • 1 tin plum tomatoes
  • 1/2 pint of water
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp turmeric

  • The meat & veg:
  • 2 or 3 chicken breasts, diced up
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 a large onion, sliced
  • 2 red chillis (optional)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tsp garam masala (spice mix)
  • a handful of fresh, chopped coriander leaves

  • You will also need a food processor.
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