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Saagwala Murg Recipe – Spinach – Palak Chicken Curry Recipe

 Saagwala Murg Recipe | Spinach-Palak Chicken CurryRecipe |Spinach Chicken Recipe


Ingredients :

Chicken : 1/2 kg/1.1 lb (Cut into medium sized pieces)
Spinach : 1 bunch
Ginger : 1 big piece
Garlic : 4-5 cloves
Green Chillies : 4-6 nos
Yogurt : 1/2 cup
Roasted Cumin Powder : 1 tsp (Dry roast the cumin seeds and powder it)
Bay Leaves : 1
Cinnamon : 1″ stick
Cloves : 4
Green Cardamom : 4 pods
Onion : 2 (finely,chopped)
Tomato : 2  (finely,chopped)
Coriander Powder : 1 tsp
Cooking Oil : 2 tbsp
Nutmeg Powder : 1/2 tsp (optional)
Butter: 1/2 tsp (optional)
Fresh Cream : 1/4 cup (optional)
Salt to taste


How to make Saagwala Murg  – Spinach – Palak Chicken Curry :

1. Clean the chicken with pinch of turmeric powder and marinate the cleaned chicken with curds,1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder for 1 hour & keep aside.
2. Cook the spinach leaves (discard hard stems) in boiling salted water for 1 minutes.
3. Drain and refresh in cold water (Note : This is done to retain the color of leaves) and puree them in a blender.
4. Mince green chillies,ginger and garlic together and keep it aside.
5. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and fry the bay leaves,cardamoms,cloves and cinnamon for a few seconds till aromatic.
6. Add the minced green chilli-ginger-garlic pastes and saute till the raw smell goes.
7. Add the chopped onions and saute until they are lightly browned.
8. Add the coriander powder,1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder and saute well.
9. Add the tomatoes and fry for about 3 minutes, now add the marinated chicken and salt; mix well and cook on low heat for about 5-8 minutes.
10. Add the spinach puree and cook on low heat for about 5-8 minutes or till the chicken is tender.
11. Add the nutmeg powder,fresh cream and butter and mix well.(Note:This step is purely optional,We do this just to make the dish more tasty).Serve with any Indian Breads or rice.

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Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha

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  10. Dolly says

    Sangeetha, Love ur Palak Chicken. It looks so inviting and with the spinach- love the color it imparts. I always enjoy reading ur preparation as its so easy to follow and just to the point. This will go so well with ur butter Naan recipe..

  19. Oraphan says

    Wow! This curry looks and sounds so interesting. I believe I can make it with firm tofu instead and it would be yummy with roti or hot steamed rice, Mmm Mmm!!!

  31. Vrinda says

    Ithu kollam,ithakkan vendi chicken eduthu purathu vachatheyullu,i make spinach gravy and Mahi will do the rest,he said today he is gonna try in diff way,lets c…loooks really good,enichu pooriyude koode mati…

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