Easy Chicken Jalfrezi

5 from 6 votes

A quick and easy homemade version of a takeaway favourite, my Easy Chicken Jalfrezi can be cooked from scratch in under 30 minutes. It’s dairy free, gluten free, nut free and pretty healthy too!

Course Curry, Main Course

Cuisine British, Fusion, Indian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 324kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
2 onions sliced
3 garlic cloves grated or crushed
3 cm ginger grated
1 teaspoon chilli flakes (or to taste, or use fresh chillies, if you prefer)
2 teaspoons cumin seeds ground
2 teaspoons coriander seeds ground
3 teaspoons garam masala
2 teaspoons turmeric optional
600 g skinless chicken breast or thigh diced
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 green bell pepper sliced
400 g tin chopped tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped finely, plus extra for garnish
Pilau rice cauliflower rice, plain rice and / or naan breads to serve
Pickles and/or chutneys to serve optional

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Put the oil into a deep, wide saucepan or sauté pan. Add the onion and cook on a gentle heat, with the lid on, for about 3 minutes, until the onions are softened but not brown.
Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, cumin, coriander, garam masala and turmeric. Stir well and cook for 2 more minutes with the lid off. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry.
Next add in the chicken. Stir well to coat the meat in the onions and spices and then add the sliced peppers, chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Bring the curry to the boil and then turn down the heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes with the lid off, or until the chicken has cooked through and the sauce has reduced to your liking. Stir occasionally.
Stir in the chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) and remove from the heat.
Serve with plain boiled rice, pilau rice or cauliflower rice and/or naan breads. Garnish with more chopped coriander (cilantro)

Notes

I have only used one teaspoon of chilli flakes in my recipe – which results in a medium strength curry – as I like to make my food family friendly and this is about as hot as my kids can handle! However normally jalfrezi is a little hotter than this, so do put in more chilli if you like your jalfrezi hot!!

Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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