Chicken Jalfarezi

by Elena Petrova

Rating: 2 ★

Chicken Jalfarezi
Ingredients
  • • 3 lb. Chicken breast-boneless
  • • 8 oz Green Pepper
  • • 8 oz Tomato
  • • 8 oz Onion (Red-Large)
  • • 1 t Cumin Seed
  • • 10 Garlic cloves
  • • 2 oz Ginger root
  • • 2 oz Green Chili pepper
  • • 2 t Salt
  • • 1 t. Red Chili powder
  • • ¸ t Turmeric Powder
  • • 8 oz Butter solids
  • • ¸ bunch...... Cilantro
Instructions
  1. Gather all ingredients
  2. Cut chicken in to 2 x ² inch pieces.
  3. Dice 6 oz tomatoes, 6 oz onions & all green peppers into 1" pieces.
  4. Melt butter in a wok (or hotel pan - or other thin utensil)
  5. Finely cut 2 oz onions. - Finely dice garlic cloves and make a paste
  6. Add chicken pieces, finely cut onions, cumin seeds, salt & garlic to butter and mix well
  7. Cover and let the chicken steam at medium heat. Stir occasionally. - Finely chop remaining 2oz tomatoes. - Cut ginger into julienne. - Wash cilantro and separate leaves from stem.
  8. Remove cover. Add red chilies, turmeric powder, green chilies & finely chopped tomatoes.
  9. Mix well and let the chicken cook in this mixture at medium heat until almost all water has evaporated. - Add julienne garlic when half the water has evaporated.
  10. Add diced green peppers, onions & tomatoes and mix.
  11. Turn off heat and add cilantro. Cover.
  12. Keep the cover in place for at least 5 minutes.
  13. Makes 9 servings of 5 oz. each