Saag Chicken( Chicken Paalak)
It is simple and has three different stages
Stage 1
Seasoning
*1 Kg Breast chicken sliced in to cubes or whatever size and shape you like
*7 Cloves of garlic peeled
*1inch ginger skinned
*4 fresh green chillies
Blend garlic,ginger and green chillies
*3 tsp of lemon concentrate
* Salt to taste
*1 tsp Cumin Powder
*1 tsp Coriander Powder
*1 tsp Garam Masala
Mix all these together with chicken and keep aside for two hours to marinate well
Stage 2
Ingredients for preparing Spinach
450gm finely choppped spinach
2 Red onions chopped
2 Dry red chillies
2 Tomatoe chopped ( skip adding tomato if you like rich green colour)
3 Tsp oil
3 tsp of tamarind concenrate(just juice only remove any pulps)
*Pour oil in the pan and fry the onions until its slightly brown
*add dry chillies and fry
*Add chopped tomatoes finally add chopped spinach toss over with tamarind concenrate and cool it and
set aside
* when it is completely cool blend it to paste in the blender add little water if neccesary
Keep aside.
Stage 3
Ingredients
*1 Cinnamon Stick
*4 Cloves
*2 Bay Leaves
*2 Green Cardomoms
*2 aniseed
* 7Tsp of sunflower oil
Preparation
*Heat the pan
*Pour Oil
*Add cinnamon stick,bayleaves,aniseed,cloves,cardamomall together and toss over for a minute
*Now add the seasoned chicken into the pan cook untill its golden brown or well cooke
* Pour the spinach paste over the chicken and cook it for 15 minutes untill the consistency you want
* Finally if you need a creamy taste you can add 4 tsp of full cream to chicken saag gravvy.
Tip
Do not over cook the spinach all the nutrients will be lost.
If you need more spice next time blend more green chillies or you can still add slit green chillies to chicken saag
This chicken saag can be served with any rice
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