Saag Chicken
Ingredients:
3 lbs chicken pieces,
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 large onions, minced or extremely finely chopped
1 (400 g) can crushed tomatoes
1 inch ginger, minced
4 tablespoons milk
48 ounces spinach, washed & chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 big cardamom pods
2 whole cloves
7 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon water
Method:
Fry the chicken in 4 tbs oil for around 3-4 minutes until lightly browned and set aside.
Put the spinach in a pot, add 1/4C water.
Bring to the boil and remove from heat.
When cool, grind very well to a paste in blender and set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add ginger, garlic and onions.
Fry until lightly brown.
Add tomatoes, salt, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, turmeric, cloves and cardamom.
Sprinkle with 1 tbsp water.
Cook for 10 minutes on a low heat.
Add chicken and milk to the pan.
Simmer until the chicken is tender (about 10 minutes).
Add spinach and garam masala to the pan.
Cook until spinach starts sticking to the pan (about 15 minutes).
Remove from heat, add butter.
2 large onions, minced or extremely finely chopped
1 (400 g) can crushed tomatoes
1 inch ginger, minced
4 tablespoons milk
48 ounces spinach, washed & chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 big cardamom pods
2 whole cloves
7 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon water
Method:
Fry the chicken in 4 tbs oil for around 3-4 minutes until lightly browned and set aside.
Put the spinach in a pot, add 1/4C water.
Bring to the boil and remove from heat.
When cool, grind very well to a paste in blender and set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add ginger, garlic and onions.
Fry until lightly brown.
Add tomatoes, salt, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, turmeric, cloves and cardamom.
Sprinkle with 1 tbsp water.
Cook for 10 minutes on a low heat.
Add chicken and milk to the pan.
Simmer until the chicken is tender (about 10 minutes).
Add spinach and garam masala to the pan.
Cook until spinach starts sticking to the pan (about 15 minutes).
Remove from heat, add butter.
Serve with rice.
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