Palak Chicken Recipe

• servings: 3 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

1 cup Yogurt (Dahi)

1 tsp Garam Masala Powder

1 tsp Salt – 1 Tsp

1/2 tsp Cumin Powder

500 g Chicken (with bones)

1 tbsp Oil

Whole Garam Masala:

Black Pepper: 10-20

Cumin Seeds: 1/2 Tsp

Cinnamon Sticks: 3″

Green Cardamom: 7-8

1 tsp Ginger Garlic (Grated)

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1 tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Coriander Powder

1 tbsp Brown Onion (Crushed)

300 ml Water

2 cups Spinach

Julienne Ginger for Garnish

Directions

Marinated The Chicken

In a bowl, add yogurt, garam masala powder, cumin powder and salt.

Mix well to make a smooth paste.

Now marinate chicken for 1 hour or more.

Chicken Curry Preparation

After an hour, add oil in a pan and heat it up.

Add whole garam masala (black pepper, cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, green cardamoin heated oil.

As the garam masala starts popping up then add ginger garlic paste.

Saute for few seconds on medium heat.

Now add red chili powder, turmeric and coriander powder.

Saute for few more minutes.

Add marinated chicken and cook on high heat.

Stir chicken until it changes color.

Now add crushed brown onion and mix well.

Add water, stir the pan and cook chicken for 20 minutes.

Spinach Cutting

In the meanwhile, wash the spinach properly to remove all dirt.

Cut the spinach in form of ribbons.

Assembling

Add spinach in chicken curry and cook on high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Spinach will release water so it's recommended to cook it to mix well with chicken curry.

Cover the lid and cook for another 20 minutes on low medium heat.

After 20 mins, check the chicken, Stir and cook on high heat until the oil flots on the surface.

Now the palak chicken is ready to serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 314 kcal