Restaurant-style Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
Restaurant-style Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
Made With Our Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
SERVES 2-3
10 MINS PREP
10 MINS COOK
Delicious, spicy and satisfying, this Bengali-style Jalfrezi is packed with deep layers of flavour. The kick of heat and oomph of chilli dial this dish up to heavenly heights. A spice-lovers dream.
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Tailored to Taste
The layers of savoury-sweet comfort paired with the background heat makes for such a delectable curry. For those short on time, this is the perfect recipe for unmatched flavour payoff in minutes. What a fantastic way to cook with ease!
Ingredients
- 1 pack of The Spice Tailor Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 250g diced chicken thighs
- 1/2 red pepper, diced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
To garnish (optional)-
- 1/2 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- Thumb sized piece of ginger, cut into long thin sticks (julienned)
- 2 tbsp. coriander, finely chopped
Method
- First, if making, prepare your garnishes. Heat a ½ tsp. of vegetable oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat and fry the shallot for 1-2 minutes. Then add in the ginger to fry for a few minutes more until both are golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and leave to one side on a piece of kitchen roll.
- To prepare the jalfrezi curry, place a pan over a medium high heat and add a tbsp. of vegetable oil along with the spices from the spice sachet. Cook for 20 seconds until aromatic before adding in the diced onion and cooking for 1 minute more.
- Add the chicken and brown lightly for a few minutes. Then add in the base sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the diced pepper and tomato, stir in the main sauce and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, adding a splash of water if needed.
- Serve with parathas and scatter with chopped coriander, along with the crispy shallot and ginger. Remove the whole spices before serving.
Tailored to Taste
The layers of savoury-sweet comfort paired with the background heat makes for such a delectable curry. For those short on time, this is the perfect recipe for unmatched flavour payoff in minutes. What a fantastic way to cook with ease!
Ingredients
- 1 pack of The Spice Tailor Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 250g diced chicken thighs
- 1/2 red pepper, diced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
To garnish (optional)-
- 1/2 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- Thumb sized piece of ginger, cut into long thin sticks (julienned)
- 2 tbsp. coriander, finely chopped
Method
- First, if making, prepare your garnishes. Heat a ½ tsp. of vegetable oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat and fry the shallot for 1-2 minutes. Then add in the ginger to fry for a few minutes more until both are golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and leave to one side on a piece of kitchen roll.
- To prepare the jalfrezi curry, place a pan over a medium high heat and add a tbsp. of vegetable oil along with the spices from the spice sachet. Cook for 20 seconds until aromatic before adding in the diced onion and cooking for 1 minute more.
- Add the chicken and brown lightly for a few minutes. Then add in the base sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the diced pepper and tomato, stir in the main sauce and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, adding a splash of water if needed.
- Serve with parathas and scatter with chopped coriander, along with the crispy shallot and ginger. Remove the whole spices before serving.
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Spicy Bengali Jalfrezi
The punchy and tangy flavours of tomatoes dance on the palate as you take the first taste of this curry. Followed by a beautifully balanced kick of heat and piquancy from chilli and rich layers of savoury-sweet comfort.
Jalfrezi - meaning ‘hot fry’ - is an Indian version of a stir-fry that is believed to have originated around the early 19th Century. It is said that Jalfrezi came to be when people in India began currying leftover cold meats with onions and chillies. Hence, Jalfrezi curry sprang to life as a practical way to use up leftovers.
The dish has since evolved to become a more sophisticated curry with a complex spice mix. In our rendition, carefully tailored spices form deep layers of flavour, which are delicious with any meat or vegetables.
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