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Kebab Jalfrezi Curry Made From Leftover Sheek Kebabs

Kabab Jalfrezi

Mamta Gupta

Curry Easy Indian Main Meat

We have all cooked or ordered too much food from a take-away at times. This is a curry made from leftover Sheek-kebabs, but can be used for other kebabs too. Basically any kebabs or meatballs can be used for this recipe.

They kebabs have already been cooked well. Re-freezing them will make them dry and hard, not very nice. Adding them to a curry sauce gives them moisture and a new life.

This dish should have a creamy, clingy sauce/gravy. Using Panch Pooran, instead of cumin seeds, gives this dish a pickle like flavour.

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • A few Sheek Kebabs, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tbsp. ghee/clarified butter or oil of choice
  • 1 tsp. Panch Pooran
  • 1 medium sized onion, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 or 2 average sized tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 green/red/yellow pepper, deseeded and diced
  • 1 green chilli (kebabs already have chillies)
  • 1/2 tsp. Panch Pooran
  • 1 tsp. coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp. turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp. (to taste) chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. thick yoghurt or double cream
  • 1/4 tsp. garam masala.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil or ghee in a wok or kadhai.
  2. Add Panch Pooran. When the seeds splutter, add ginger and garlic. Fry for a minute or two.
  3. Add sliced onions, fry for 10 minutes or so.
  4. Add tomatoes, peppers, green chillies, all the spices and salt.
  5. Stir fry until peppers and tomatoes are half cooked, approximately 10 minutes on medium heat.
  6. Add chopped kebabs and stir-fry for 5 minutes on high, until heated through and softened a little.
  7. Add cream/yoghurt, if used and garam masala.
  8. Adjust seasoning, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Roti or Nan
This recipe was originally created Jan 18, 2010 and last updated May 23, 2024

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