Jalfrezi

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Jalfrezi (; Bengali: ঝালফ্রেজী; also jhal frezi, jaffrazi, and many other alternative spellings) is a curry dish popular in Britain. It was created in Bengal during the British Raj to use up leftover meat by stir frying. The stir fry technique was brought to India by Chinese labourers working in Assam tea plantations in the 1830s. The dish consists of a main ingredient such as meat, fish, paneer or vegetables, spiced and stir fried, often with chilli peppers. In a 2011 survey, jalfrezi was rated the most popular dish in UK Indian restaurants, having taken over from chicken tikka masala. The dish is rare in restaurants in India.

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