Palak Chicken

Name: Palak Chicken
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 grams Chicken; 2 handful Spinach; 1 handful Coriander; 1 ” Ginger; 4-5 Garlic; 1 Lemon; 1 tsp black pepper powder; 3 tbsp Curd; 3 Cardamom; 4 Cloves; 1 small Cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds; 4-5 green chilli; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi; Water; Salt; 1 medium boiled Potato (cubes) - this is optional; 3 tbsp Oil; 2 medium Onion; 1/2 tsp Sugar

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Feb
#W4

Another lip smacking winter non veg dish which is loaded with Spinach .
A wonderful way to say good bye to Spinach.

#Feb
#W4

Another lip smacking winter non veg dish which is loaded with Spinach .
A wonderful way to say good bye to Spinach.

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Feb
#W4

Another lip smacking winter non veg dish which is loaded with Spinach .
A wonderful way to say good bye to Spinach.

#Feb
#W4

Another lip smacking winter non veg dish which is loaded with Spinach .
A wonderful way to say good bye to Spinach.

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Ingredients

400 gramsChicken
2 handfulSpinach
1 handfulCoriander
1” Ginger
4-5Garlic
1Lemon
1 tspblack pepper powder
3 tbspCurd
3Cardamom
4Cloves
1small Cinnamon stick
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/2 tspCoriander seeds
4-5green chilli
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspKasuri Methi
Water
Salt
1medium boiled Potato (cubes) - this is optional
3 tbspOil
2medium Onion
1/2 tspSugar

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Steps

1

Marinade chicken with lemon juice + pepper powder + salt and keep aside for 1 hour.
2

Assemble ingredients
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Take fresh and nicely washed spinach and coriander.
4

Blanch Spinach and keep aside, make paste of blanched and squeezed spinach + coriander leaves + green chilli + 1 tbsp Curd + 1 tbsp Water and keep aside.
5

Spinach paste / purée is ready.
6

In moderately heated pan / kadhai, add oil and allow to heat, add all whole spices and allow to crackle, then add onion and sauté for few seconds.
Then add garlic + ginger + potato cubes and sauté nicely till onion is golden brown. It takes around 2-3 minutes.
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Add marinaded chicken and stir fry for 3-4 minutes under high flame.
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Chicken release water, cover and cook for 10 - 12 minutes under medium heat but stir in between. Chicken softens.
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Add spinach purée + salt + 2 tbsp curd and cook under high flame for 2-3 minutes.
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Lower flame add cumin powder + coriander powder and cook further for 4-5 minutes.
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Lastly add sugar + kasuri Methi and cook further for 2-3 minutes. Keep in stand by mode for 2 minutes and dish is done.
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Serve with paratha \ naan / kulcha and even plain rice.
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