Palak chicken
Palak chicken, from above
Non vegPunjab

Palak chicken

Chicken in a velvety spinach gravy. The saag gosht weeknight edition.

50 minTime
38 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Green gravy, golden chicken2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayChicken in spinach gravy with a garlic tadka.
The original
423kcalsame
38 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
50minutessame

Palak chicken, Punjabi home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)700 g curry cut chicken
Spinach2 bunches, blanched
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Whole spicesbay leaf, cloves, cardamom
Onion2, finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves, sliced, for finishing
Green chilli2
Tomato2, chopped
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp
Garam masala1 tsp
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)2 tbsp
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Blanch the spinach for 1 minute, plunge into cold water and blend with the green chillies into a smooth puree.
  2. 2Crackle cumin and whole spices in oil, fry the onion until golden, then add ginger garlic paste.
  3. 3Add tomatoes and powdered spices and cook until soft, then add the chicken and sear until it changes colour.
  4. 4Add a splash of water, cover and cook until the chicken is tender and cooked through, with no pink at the bone.
  5. 5Stir in the spinach puree and simmer briefly. Finish with garam masala, cream and garlic slices fried golden in a little oil.
Serve it like this

Serve in a bowl with a swirl of cream and fried garlic on top, with butter naan or jeera rice.

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What goes with Palak chicken: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Butter naan40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Tandoori roti35 min
On the side Laccha pyaaz10 min
On the side Aloo gobi35 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
Something sweet Gajar halwa90 min
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