Chicken Jalfrezi – Pakistani (Homestyle) [Video]
A well balanced EASY Pakistani Chicken Jalfrezi where green peppers add the most beautiful flavour.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- saute pan / wok with lid
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat 3-4 tbsp of oil in a wok or saucepan with a lid.
- Add the onions and saute on medium heat until the edges start to change colour.
- Now stir in the chicken, ginger paste, garlic paste, and spices and saute until the colour changes.
- Mix in the tomatoes and simmer covered until the chicken is tender. This takes me roughly 20 minutes from previously frozen chicken, fresh is usually quicker.
- Add the soy sauce, green peppers, black pepper, and one green chili and mix well and cook partially covered until the green pepper is cooked to your desired doneness. Tender-crisp takes 5 to 7 minutes.
- Final steps: adjust consistency, then seasoning, and add the remaining green chilies slit lengthwise.
Notes
- for a smokier taste you can add a little roasted coriander powder at the end. I would use garam masala with caution, a garam masala with stronger notes of mace/nutmeg wouldn’t work in this dish!
- If your tomatoes are a little lackluster then feel free to add a little tomato paste at the end
