Palak Chicken

Extremely nutritious and very easy to make spinach/palak gravy.

Serves 4-5

Ingredients:

4 bunches spinach

500 gms chicken.

2 tsp haldi

2 tsp red chilli paste

2 tsp dhana jeeru powder

2 finely chopped onions

2 pureed tomatoes

2tsp ginger garlic paste

2-3 green chilies

½ bunch coriander

Cream, to garnish

Salt

Method:

Blanch the spinach on the stove and keep aside to cool. Once cooled, put it in a mixer to make puree. Add chopped chilies and grind well.

Cook the marinated chicken in a separate vessel till it becomes tender. Keep the stock.

Heat oil in a vessel and fry onion till golden brown. Add the pureed tomatoes to this and let it cook well.

Now add the ginger garlic paste and cook for about 4-5 minutes.

Add chopped coriander to this and cook.

Now add the haldi, red chili powder and dhana jeeru powder and mix well.

Add the spinach puree and salt. Keep adding the stock to get the consistency for gravy you desire.

Once the consistency is achieved cook well on low flame for about 10-15 minutes.

Now add whipped cream to this (do not add more than 4-5 tbsp) and mix.

Add the chicken atleast 30-45 minutes before eating.

Serve hot with chapatti.