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Murghi Jalfrezie with Bell Pepper and Mace

Name: Murghi Jalfrezie with Bell Pepper and Mace
Total time: 49 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ginger paste, fresh ginger pureed with a little water; 2 tsp garlic paste, garlic pureed with a little water; 450 g boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 cm pieces; 2 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed; 2 pieces blades of mace (or 1/4 tsp ground mace); 4 tbsp canola oil, divided; 150 g red onion, about 1 cup, 1 cm cubes; 1 large green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, 1 cm pieces; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 240 ml water; 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

A pared-back jalfrezi: ginger-garlic marinated chicken, seared with crisp onion and green pepper, then tossed in a light tomato sauce seasoned with a freshly ground blend of coriander, cumin, blackened red chile and sweet mace.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on22 min
Total49 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Marinade

1 tbspginger paste, fresh ginger pureed with a little water
2 tspgarlic paste, garlic pureed with a little water

450 gboneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 cm pieces

Spice blend

2 tspcoriander seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
2dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed
2 piecesblades of mace (or 1/4 tsp ground mace)

4 tbspcanola oil, divided
150 gred onion, about 1 cup, 1 cm cubes
1large green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, 1 cm pieces
2 tbsptomato paste
240 mlwater
1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

Contains

Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Nutmeg
Cumin
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Marinade

Spice blend

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