🌶️ Chicken Jalfrezi

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A medium-hot chicken curry with red pepper, onion and tomato, made without cream in one pan and served with basmati rice.

⏱️ 28 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 630 kcal per serving💪 51 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 350 g chicken breast
  • 140 g basmati rice
  • 2 peppers red peppers
  • 1 large onion onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 300 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Boil the rice in salted water for 12 minutes and drain.
  2. Cut the chicken into strips. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and brown the chicken for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the onion and pepper strips and the chopped garlic and fry for 4 minutes.
  4. Stir in the curry powder and cumin for 30 seconds, then pour in the chopped tomatoes.
  5. Simmer for 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is thick. Serve with the rice.

Nutritional information (per serving)

630
kcal
51 g
protein
80 g
carbs
12 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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