Chicken Jalfrezi

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 -3 skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and grated
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• salt (to taste)
• 2 onions (peeled and thickly sliced or chopped)
• 2 green peppers (de-seeded and cubed 1-inch pieces)
• 2 -3 hot green chili peppers, minced
• 2 large tomatoes, cut into medium wedges
• 2 tablespoons ghee (or cooking oil)
• 2 tablespoons ghee (or cooking oil)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1/2-1 cup water
• 1 bunch of fresh finely chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 mix ginger, garlic, turmeric, garam masala and salt together. coat chicken with this mix and allow to marinate for 3-4 hours.
• 2 heat oil or ghee in a wok or skillet. add sliced onions, green chillies and green peppers and fry for a couple of minutes.
• 3 add tomato wedges, stir fry for 2-3 minutes. lift out with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
• 4 heat 2 tbs oil or ghee in a clean skillet or wok, add marinated chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
• 5 add chili powder, tomato puree, water and cook on low heat until chicken is cooked through and tender. add fried vegetables, prepared earlier, and stir.
• 6 turn heat off. add the cilantro. give it a quick stir and serve hot with basmati rice.