Chicken jalfrezi

Chicken jalfrezi is up there as a curry house favourite and this version by Simon Rimmer shows it’s as easy as anything to make at home.


Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 onion, peeled, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled, sliced
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3 tsp ground turmeric
• pinch salt
• 750g/1lb 10oz skinless chicken breast, cut into large chunks
• 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 3 tsp ground cumin
• 3 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 lemon, juice only

To serve

• basmati rice, cooked according to packet instructions
• 6-8 ready-made chapatis or naan breads
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• 2 handfuls chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1-2 red chillies, sliced