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jalfrezi
[ jal-frey-zee ]
noun
, Indian Cooking.
, plural jal·fre·zis.
- a medium-hot curry made with stir-fried meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables, in a sauce with green chili peppers and usually onions and tomatoes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jalfrezi1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Bengali jhālpharezī, from jhāl “hot, spicy” + Hindi, Urdu parhezī “suitable for someone on a diet” (ultimately from Persian parhiz “abstention, diet”)
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