Alternative names Zalfrezi (Sylheti) Type of dish Curry Serving temperature Hot | Course Main Place of origin India | |
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Main ingredients Meat, Vegetables, Green chillies, Cream Similar Curry, Dopiaza, Vindaloo, Rogan josh, Korma | ||
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Jalfrezi (also jhal frezi, zalfrezi, jaffrazi, and many other alternative spellings) is a type of Indian Chinese cuisine that involves frying marinated pieces of meat, fish or vegetables in oil and spices to produce a dry, thick sauce. As the dish includes green chillies, a jalfrezi can range in heat from medium to very hot. Typically those eating jalfrezi cool it down by consuming cream, yoghurt or other foods that help aleviate the heat. Other main ingredients include bell peppers, onions, cabbage, and tomatoes.
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- History of the dish
- Popularity
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History of the dish
Jalfrezi recipes originally appeared in cookbooks of the British Raj as a way of using up leftovers by frying them in chilli and onion. This English language usage derived from the colloquial Bengali word jhālpharezī: in Bengali, jhāl means spicy food; in Urdu/Persian, parhezī means suitable for a diet. In Shetland, jalfrezi is often confused with vindaloo due to the paucity of ingredient availability. In South Asia, chicken jalfrezi is considered an Indian Chinese or Pakistani Chinese dish, with a mix of Chinese and South Asian cooking techniques used in its preparation.
Popularity
In a survey in 2011, Jalfrezi was rated the most popular dish in UK Indian and Nepalese restaurants.
