Juicy and Flavorful Pakistani Chicken Jalfrezi is a flavorful boneless chicken curry served with white rice. Quick and easy, it’s perfect for weeknight dinners and simple to prepare.
WHAT IS CHICKEN JALFREZI?
Juicy and Flavorful Pakistani Chicken Jalfrezi features tender pieces of boneless chicken cooked in a flavorful bell pepper and spiced gravy, delivering a delicious burst of flavor. With its mild spice level, it’s similar to other popular Pakistani main dish recipes like Butter Chicken, and Kadhi Pakora.
This Pakistani recipe holds a special place in my heart because it was the first dish I ever cooked for my fiancé, now my husband. He loved it! He had flown all the way from Switzerland to Kansas to meet me, and my mom said, “If you like the boy, cook something for him.” So, I did—and the rest is history. We’ve now been happily married for 9 years.
WHAT DOES JALFREZI MEAN?
The word "Jalfrezi" originates from Urdu (language spoken in Pakistan) Jhal meaning 'spicy' and frezi means 'stir-fry'. With that said I made this recipe mild spicy, not hot spicy.
WHICH CHICKEN CUT IS THE BEST FOR JALFREZI?
Chicken breast is chopped up into bite-sized pieces, or chicken thigh is used. I have never cooked chicken quarters bone-in with Chicken Jalfrezi.
INGREDIENTS
- Chicken- Like I said before highly recommended using chicken breast or thigh for this recipe.
- Bell pepper- Any color of bell peppers will do great for this recipe.
- Powdered spices- This recipe is all about a distinct flavor, the mixture of powdered spices will achieve a unique flavor (notice no whole spices in this recipe.)
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN JELFREZI?
WHAT TO SERVE AND PAIR IT WITH?
Chicken Jalfrezi go hand in hand with Basmati rice but also can be eaten with Chapati or Naan.
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Juicy and Flavorful Pakistan Chicken Jalfrezi
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 lbs chicken breast chopped into bite-size
- 2 bell peppers
Powdered spices
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt or as needed
Instructions
- In a medium size pot, on medium heat, add oil and let it heat up.
- Now add onion, sauté until translucent.
- Add salt and powdered spices.
- Now mix well.
- Next add bell peppers and give it a good mix.
- Let it cook until bell peppers softens.
- Now add chicken and mix well.
- Let the it cook until it's tender.
- Serve it with white basmati rice.
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