Chicken Jalfrezi

Ingredients

• 750g boneless chicken
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 400g tinned tomato
• 2 onions (medium)
• 25g garlic
• 25g ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp salt (to taste)
• Coriander leaves

Method

1. Wash all raw ingredients.
2. Finely dice onions, peel
3. Grate the garlic and ginger.
4. Thinly slice the green chillies
5. Dice the chicken or cut into strips
6. Heat oil (or ghee), and when hot, add the onions
7. Cook for 3-5 minutes until translucent.
8. Add the cumin and coriander seeds
9. Fry for 2 minutes before adding the garlic, ginger and green chillies.
10. Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring regularly
11. Add all the spices, and a small amount of water if too dry
12. Cook for 10 minutes
13. Keep stirring to get a fine sauce
14. If possible, liquidise the chopped tomatoes and add to the pan
15. On full heat, cook for 5 minutes
16. Add the diced chicken.
17. On medium heat continue stirring for 10 minutes
18. Leave to simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes
19. Garnish with coriander