Saag Chicken

Another hot favorite North Indian dish! This mildly flavoured spinach dish is super healthy too.I tried this recipe first time in my kitchen and it turned out really delicious.

Ingredients:

500 g Chicken with bone or boneless as per your choice

2 medium-sized bunches of fresh spinach (approximately 500 gms) very thinly chopped.

4 tbsps olive oil/vegetable oil

2 large onion chopped fine

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 chopped green chilly

2 large tomato diced

2 tsps garlic paste

1 tsp ginger paste

2 tsps coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chilly powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

Salt to taste

1 tbsp of butter to garnish

Preparation:

1.Wash chicken , Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and stir-fry the chicken till all the water released from the chicken dries up. Keep aside.

2.Add 2 tbsps of oil to the same pan add cumin and green chillies and add onions and fry the onions till soft.

3.Add the ginger and garlic pastes and fry for a minute.

4.Add the tomato, coriander, cumin,red chilly, turmeric and garam masala powders and mix well. Add salt to taste and mix well.

5.Add the spinach.Cook till the spinach are soft and like pulp. Mash well into a rough paste. If you prefer, you can also blend this paste in the food processor to get a smoother consistency.

6.Add the Chicken pcs to this gravy and mix to coat the pieces.Simmer on low heat for 30 mins partially covered.

7.Garnish with butter  or fresh cream and serve hot with Roti or rice.