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Chicken jalfrezi
Freezes wellOne pot

Chicken jalfrezi

A punchy stir-fried curry with peppers, onions and green chilli.

Time 30 min
EffortEasy
Per portionΒ£3.19
Calories557 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets600 g
  • Peppers3 peppers
  • Brown onions300 g
  • Chopped tomatoes (tin)1 tin
  • Fresh ginger1 piece
  • Garlic5 cloves
  • Basmati rice300 g

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, ground cumin, chilli flakes, mild curry powder. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

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Nutrition per adult portion
557
calories
45g
protein
76g
carbs
7g
fat
5g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Put the rice on to cook following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
  2. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan or wok over a high heat and fry the chicken for 4 minutes until coloured. Lift out onto a plate.600 g chicken breast fillets
  3. Cut the onions and peppers into chunks and grate the ginger and garlic. Fry the onions and peppers in the same pan for 5 minutes, then add the ginger, garlic, 2 teaspoons of curry powder, 2 teaspoons of cumin and a pinch of chilli flakes. Stir for 1 minute.3 peppers300 g brown onions1 piece fresh ginger5 cloves garlic
  4. Add the chopped tomatoes and the chicken and cook over a high heat for 10 minutes, until thick and the chicken is cooked through. Serve with the rice.1 tin chopped tomatoes
The trick that makes it

Keep the peppers and onions chunky and slightly crunchy. That is the jalfrezi style.

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