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| name = Jalfrezi<br />
| image = Chicken Jalfrezi (2103956162).jpg<br />
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| caption = Chicken jalfrezi<br />
| alternate_name = Jhal frezi<br />
| country = [[South Asia]]<br />
| national_cuisine = [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladeshi]], [[Indian cuisine|India]], [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]]<br />
| region = [[Indian subcontinent]]<br />
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| course = Main<br />
| type = [[Curry]]<br />
| served = Hot<br />
| main_ingredient = Green [[chilli pepper|chillies]]; [[meat]], [[seafood]], [[vegetable]]s or [[paneer]] <br />
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'''Jalfrezi''' (Bengali: [[wikt:জলফ্রেজি|জলফ্রেজি]]; also '''jhal frezi''', '''jaffrazi''', and many other alternative spellings) is a [[curry]] dish originating in [[Bengal]] and popular throughout the [[Indian subcontinent]] and beyond. It consists of a main ingredient such as meat, fish, [[paneer]] or vegetables, stir-fried and served in a thick spicy sauce that includes green [[chilli pepper]]s. Common further ingredients include bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.<br />
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==History of the dish==<br />
Jalfrezi recipes appeared in cookbooks of [[British India]] as a way of using up [[leftovers]] by frying them with chilli and onion.<ref name=Collingham2006>{{cite book| last=Collingham| first=Lizzie | title=Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors| url=https://archive.org/details/curry00lizz| url-access=registration| year=2006| publisher=Oxford University Press| location=Oxford| isbn=978-0-19-988381-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/curry00lizz/page/138 138]}}</ref> This English-language usage [[etymology|derived]] from the [[colloquial]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] term ''jhāl porhezī'': ''jhāl'' means spicy food; ''porhezī'' means suitable for a diet.<ref name=OED>{{OED|jalfrezi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://accessibledictionary.gov.bd/bengali-to-bengali.php?alp=%E0%A6%AA&page=13|script-title=bn:প - পৃষ্ঠা ১৩|website=Accessible Dictionary Government Bangladesh|language=bn}}</ref> Jalfrezi is usually prepared by stir-frying ingredients, a technique introduced to the region by [[Chinese cuisine]].<br />
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==Popularity==<br />
In a survey in 2011, jalfrezi was rated the most popular dish in UK Indian and broader South Asian restaurants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tikka masala out, jalfrezi is UK's No. 1 dish |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Tikka-masala-out-jalfrezi-is-UKs-No-1-dish/articleshow/9331653.cms |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=23 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Hames |title=Move over masala, jalfrezi is now our favourite curry |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8653054/Move-over-masala-jalfrezi-is-now-our-favourite-curry.html |work=The Telegraph |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=21 July 2011}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Pakistani chicken dishes]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani curries]]<br />
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