Saag Chicken with spinach

This dish is tasty and the method to prepare is simple.

Ingredients

• Chicken – 7 to 8 medium size pieces
• Spinach – 1 bunch
• Onion – 1 medium
• Tomato – 1 medium
• Ginger & Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Yoghurt – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander Powder – ½ tsp
• Cashew nuts – a handful
• Garam Masala – 2 of each (Cardamom, Clove & Cinnamom)
• Star Anise – 2 flowers
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Bay Leaves – 2
• Salt as per taste
• Oil – 2 + 2 tbsp

Method to prepare

1. Marinate the chicken with the Yoghurt and all the powdered spices like turmeric, cumin and coriander and salt for 15 minutes.
2. Roughly chop the onion, tomato and the spinach.
3. Heat 2 tbsp of oil.
4. Temper with cumin seeds and ginger garlic paste.
5. Add the chopped onion when the ginger garlic turns brown.
6. Keep on frying till the onion turns brown.
7. Add the tomato and sauté till the oil separates.
8. Then add the spinach and the cashew nuts.
9. When the spinach is fully cooked, and all the juice evaporates, take off the heat and cool aside.
10. Grind the cooked and cooled spinach to a smooth paste.
11. Heat 2 tbsp of oil.
12. Temper with star anise, garam masala and bay leaves.
13. Add the chicken and fry till it turns brown.
14. Now add the spinach paste.
15.  Cook for few minutes.

Now you can serve this with roti and rice. It gives a different taste. Give it a try.

Keywords – star anise, garam masala, roti, rice, Temper, powdered spices, Star Anise.

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