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chicken jalfrezi recipe, jalfrezi

LAST UPDATED: Jun 11, 2021 . PUBLISHED: Oct 10, 2020 by Asiya . 1 Comment

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Chicken jalfrezi, a simple and quick chicken recipe made under 30 minutes with minimum requirements. This is a boneless chicken strips recipe that requires soya sauce to make it more flavorful and aromatic and topped with tomato, capsicum or any diced vegetable such as onion to get a crunch.

This is a chicken starter but there are other chicken recipes posted on the blog ranging from snacks to main course dishes such as chicken gravy, chicken popcorn, chicken tangdi etc...

chicken jalfrezi
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About the recipe

This recipe is extremely simple and can be made in few minutes and the only necessary things required to make it are boneless fresh chicken and sauces.

It also needs to have some veggies such as onions, tomatoes and any capsicum or bell peppers of any color (red, yellow, green, orange).

The sauces that are used in the dish are soy sauce and tomato ketchup but if the ketchup is not handy then tomato sauce does work well as both taste equally good for this recipe.

I have used chicken which has no bones and then stir fried the boneless chicken in little oil until it gets tender and since it is boneless it gets tenderized in 10-12 minutes.

The next steps are to saute the chicken by stir-frying a few veggies and then sauteing in the mentioned sauce which releases great flavours out of it.

How popular is this recipe?

Nowadays, the chicken recipes that are made in India are going global because of the wide spread of social media.

There are many chicken recipes that are highly made regionally such as chicken rezala and this chicken jalfrezi which are quite popular in bengal region but now is widely to other parts of India.

This particular dish is not only limited to Indian but is also widely known to other countries such as Pakistan as well as many other countries.

Specialty of jalfrezi?

The term jalfrezi is said when non veg ingredients such as chicken or mutton are sauteed with a combination of onions, tomatoes and capsicum as these are made into cubes and then added to the main ingredient which lifts up the flavors of the dish.

This a semi gravy dish which can be eaten with paratha or naan or rumali roti. It tastes good with flatbreads such as chapati or slices of bread of any kind.

Can chicken with bones be used?

Since it is a dish that tastes best with roti kind of breads it is better to use boneless chicken rather than going for chicken with bones.

It does not taste with plain rice but goes good with indo chinese recipes such as chicken fried rice or egg fried rice or veg fried rice.

Check out the recipe below to make the jalfrezi using chicken and sauces.

Uses of boneless chicken

  • boneless chicken is healthy, lean and full of proteins.
  • It is fat free and does not contain high carbs.
  • It is cut from chicken breasts and must to be included if looking for weight loss.
  • Make sure to include boneless chicken breast in any form such as baking or steaming or just sauteing in a healthy way.

Step by step photos and procedure

To stir fry the chicken

  • Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
add oil and heat the pan
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for few seconds to get rid of the smell out of the paste.
Add ginger garlic paste and sauteing
  • Add the boneless chicken strips. The strips should be washed well and allow the water to drain out from the pieces for a while. This recipes tastes best with boneless chicken and not with chicken with bones.
Adding the boneless chicken strips
  • Saute the chicken or roast until the color of chicken changes.
Sauteing the chicken
  • Add salt as per taste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, mix well.
Add salt as per taste, red chili powder, spices
  • Add cumin powder, black pepper powder, mix well.
Adding cumin powder, black pepper powder
  • Cook the chicken by stirring in between.
Cooking the chicken by stirring
  • Cook until the chicken tenderizes. Since the chicken is boneless it cooks fast. It can be covered and cooked to make the chicken soft or just stir fry to make it soft. It takes anywhere from 12-15 minutes to tenderize the boneless chicken perfectly. To make it softer cook for a longer time.
Cooking until the chicken tenderizes
  • Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

Cooking in sauces:

  • Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
adding oil and heat it
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds.
Adding the ginger garlic paste
  • Add the diced onion and diced green capsicum.
Adding the diced onion and diced green capsicum
  • Saute them for a minute.
sauteing well
  • Add the soy sauce to the mix. For strong colour and flavour use dark soy sauce and if light flavors are preferred then it is better to go for light sauce.
Adding the soy sauce to the mix
  • add the tomato ketchup/sauce. For sweet flavors add ketchup and for mixed flavors add tomato sauce. I am adding two tablespoon but for more sauce flavors quantities can be increased.
add the tomato ketchup/sauce to the chicken jalfrezi recipe
  • Mix well on low heat. Check for salt and sprinkle as per taste into the sauce mixture.
mixing
  • Transfer the cooked chicken strips.
Transfer the cooked chicken strips to complete jalfrezi recipe
  • saute or stir fry for few minutes or 2-3 minutes.
sauteing the chicken jalfrezi
  • Lastly, add seedless tomato cubes as optional ingredient and give a mix. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve the chicken jalfrezi
  • Serve with roti, phulka or naan or fried rice recipes or eat as a starter.
  • Check out the video below.

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Recipe

chicken jalfrezi

chicken jalfrezi recipe, jalfrezi recipe

Asiya
stir fried boneless chicken in veggies and sauce.
4 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course chicken
Cuisine Indian/International
Servings 2
Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients
  

To stir fry chicken:

  • 2 tablespoon oil (edible)
  • ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • 250 gms boneless chicken (cut into thin long strips)
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
  • ¼ tsp black pepper powder

To saute the chicken:

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • ½ onion, diced into cubes
  • ½ green capsicum, cut into cubes
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon tomato ketchup/ tomato sauce
  • salt to taste
  • 4 tomato cubes with seeds removed
  • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
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Instructions
 

To stir fry the chicken:

  • Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds.
  • Add the boneless chicken strips.
  • Saute the chicken or roast until the color of chicken changes.
  • Add salt as per taste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, mix well.
  • Add cumin powder, black pepper powder, mix well.
  • Cook the chicken by stirring in between.
  • Cook until the chicken tenderizes.
  • Since the chicken is boneless it cooks fast.
  • Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

Cooking in sauces:

  • Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds.
  • Add the diced onion and diced green capsicum.
  • Saute them for a minute.
  • Add the soy sauce and add the tomato ketchup/sauce.
  • Mix well on low heat.
  • Check for salt and sprinkle as per taste into the sauce mixture.
  • Transfer the cooked chicken strips and saute for few minutes.
  • Lastly, add seedless tomato cubes and give a mix.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
  • Serve with roti, phulka or naan or fried rice recipes or eat as a starter.

Notes

  • To make it a little spicy adding red chili sauce would balance the spice flavors....

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
chicken jalfrezi recipe, jalfrezi recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 80mg27%
Sodium 319mg14%
Potassium 463mg13%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 138IU3%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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FAQ'S

What is Jalfrezi?

It is a simple method of stir-frying vegetables or chicken or mutton in sauces such as soy sauce and ketchup/sauce along with some diced onions, capsicum and tomato cubes. Tossing meat and veggies in onions,capsicum and tomatoes along with sauces gives a saucy stir fried flavor which is good if served with roti, naan etc...

Can we make jalfrezi other than using meat?

Yes, usually for vegetarians it can be made using paneer as well and it gives an amazing taste.

Is it a spicy recipe?

It is definitely not spicy but one wants to make it spicy then adding red chili sauce along with soy sauce and tomato sauce/ketchup would be advisable.

Difference between jalfrezi and korma?

Jalfrezi is made using sauce and vegetables and here cooked chicken is stir fried in sauces whereas korma is totally different as the main ingredient such as chicken or mutton is cooked in rich masala paste of fried onions, cashew nuts and yogurt.

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  1. Arjun Chadha says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    I must Say it's really simple and quick chicken recipe I have ever seen.
    Keep posting
    Thanks 🙂

    Reply

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