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Chicken jalfrezi
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken jalfrezi

18 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 6-8 openrecipes
Chicken jalfrezi

Chicken jalfrezi is up there as a curry house favourite and this version by Simon Rimmer shows it’s as easy as anything to make at home.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1045
Calories
51g
Protein
36g
Fat
131g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Naan 1 piece (90g) 262
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 75g/2½oz vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 3 tsp ground turmeric
  • pinch salt
  • 750g/1lb 10oz chicken breast
  • 500g/1lb 2oz chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 lemon
  • , cooked according to packet instructions basmati rice
  • 6-8 ready-made naan breads
  • 2 limes
  • 2 handfuls chopped fresh coriander
  • 1-2 red chillies, sliced

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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