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Chicken Jalfrezi

Chicken Jalfrezi is one of the common dish found on the menu's of many restaurants. This is a colourful and incredibly dish. And here is the recipe just for you........


Ingredients :


Chicken - 300 grms ( Boneless - washed and chopped into small pieces)

Oil - To fry

Cummin Seeds - 2 tsp

Garlic cloves - 3 (Finely chopped)

Ginger - small piece ( Finely chopped)

Onion - 1 ( Chopped Finely)

Green Chillies - 1 ( Chop length wise)

Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Green Capsicum Pepper - 1/2 ( Chopped coarsely )

Red Capsicum Pepper - 1/2 ( Chopped coarsely)

Coriander Leaves - hand full ( Chopped)

Tomatoes - 2 ( Chopped finely)

Salt - To taste

red chilly powder - 1 tsp ( To according to taste)

Turmeric powser - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala - 1 tsp


Preparation :


* Take a pan, add oil and heat it. Now add the cumin seed and fry for some times.

* Then add the finely chopped ginger and garlic pieces and fry till golden brown.

* Now add the chopped chicken pieces and fry for few mins. The chicken will turn white and fry till it is nearly cooked.

* Now transfer the chicken to some bowl.

* Now in the same pan, heat oil , and add the Chilly powder and turmeric powder and fry for 1-2 mins.

* Then add onions and green chilly and fry for 5 more mins.

* Now add the caspsicum pepper ( Red and Green ) and fry till they become soft.

* Add the chopped tomatoes, coriander leaves and fry till the tomatoes are cooked.

* Now transfer the chicken to the pan and stir-fry.

* Add some water if needed and add salt.

* Cook till the chicken is cooked fully.


hmmm.......the yummy chicken Jalfrezi is ready. Granish and serve hot with a squeeze of lemon juice over the top.


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