Chicken jalfrezi

Name: Chicken jalfrezi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts; 1 onion; 1/2 red bell pepper; 1/2 green bell pepper; 2 garlic cloves; about 2 cm ginger root (~0.8 inch); 1.5 tablespoons turmeric; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; sunflower or other neutral oil; salt to taste; 1 tomato or 1/2 can of tomato chunks (about 200 gram); dash of water; 2 limes; optional: knob of butter; (turmeric) rice for serving

This chicken jalfrezi is a curry with lots of spices, lime and bell pepper. Extra delicious with yellow rice, ready in 45 minutes.

45 minutes

4 persons

Main course

Nutrition balance score

Great

10/10

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

193.48 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

4.99 g
3.14 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

8.95 g
3.79 g

Proteins

35.09 g

Fiber

1.50 g

Sodium

666.73 mg

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Recipe chicken jalfrezi

Made by Véronique

Published at 2020-02-13, this recipe is for 4 persons persons and takes 45 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

45 minutes

Preparation – 15 minutes

Peel the onion and chop into (half) thin rings. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves and ginger root. Rinse the half red and green bell pepper, remove the seeds and divide them into strips.

If you're using a tomato, remove the hard parts and then coarsely chop the tomato. Remove any excess fat or muscles from the chicken breasts and chop them into cubes.

Finishing the Chicken jalfrezi – 30 minutes

Heat a dash of oil in a skillet and sauté the onion rings. Add chopped garlic and ginger and sauté a minute more. Then also add turmeric, garam masala, coriander, cumin and chili powder and cook a bit more.

Add chicken cubes and cook it all together another few minutes. Add pepper strips and cook some more until the chicken is almost done and the bell peppers are quite soft.

Add in tomato chunks and a small layer of water. Let it cook a few minutes more, until the sauce has reached the desired thickness and the chicken is completely done. Season with salt, the juice of 2 limes and maybe a knob of butter for extra flavour.

Serve with some turmeric rice, you can simply add a tablespoon of turmeric to the water while cooking the rice. This way the rice will get an amazing color and it also adds lots of flavour to the rice. Enjoy!