Name: Palak Chicken Recipe / Chicken in Spinach gravy
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 kg of chicken pieces; 1/2 cup of yogurt; 1/2 of big lemon; 1 tsp of red chilly powder; 1 tsp of garam masala; 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder; 1 tsp of salt; 4 cups of spinach leaves; 2 big onions, finely chopped; 2 medium tomatoes; 1 garlic head, finely chopped; 2 inch ginger, finely chopped; 1 tsp of mustard and cumin seeds; 2 tsp of coriander powder; Red chilly powder to taste; 1/2 Tbsp of chicken masala or garam masala; 1/4 + 2 Tbsp cup of cashew soaked in water or 1/2 cup of cream; 1-2 Tbsp of oil; Salt and pepper to taste

Chicken cooked in a traditional Indian gravy and then simmered in a super creamy spinach sauce. It’s an easy way to sneak in spinach in your diet.

Palak Chicken Recipe / Chicken in Spinach gravy

Recipe by Neha NairCourse: MainCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Marination time

hour or overnight

Palak chicken is a recipe in which chicken is cooked in spicy spinach sauce.

Ingredients

Marination :-
1 kg of chicken pieces
1/2 cup of yogurt
1/2 of big lemon
1 tsp of red chilly powder
1 tsp of garam masala
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
1 tsp of salt
For Gravy :-
4 cups of spinach leaves
2 big onions, finely chopped
2 medium tomatoes
1 garlic head, finely chopped
2 inch ginger, finely chopped
1 tsp of mustard and cumin seeds
2 tsp of coriander powder
Red chilly powder to taste
1/2 Tbsp of chicken masala or garam masala
1/4 + 2 Tbsp cup of cashew soaked in water or 1/2 cup of cream
1-2 Tbsp of oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Marinate the chicken pieces with yogurt, lemon juice, chilly powder, turmeric, garam masala and salt for about 1 hour or overnight.
Steam the spinach or just microwave it for 2-3 minutes until it is wilted. In a boiling water, drop tomatoes for 5 minutes. Then let the tomatoes cool down, take its skin off and grind it in a food processor.
Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and then add cumin. When cumin sizzles add ginger, onion and mix it well.
When onions are translucent add red chilly powder, coriander and garam masala and stir for a minute.
Now add the ground tomatoes and mix. Let it cook until it releases oil.
Add chicken with its marination, salt and mix. Put on the lid and let it cook for 45 minutes over low heat, stirring in between.
Grind the wilted spinach with cashews to a thick paste. Add this paste to the chicken and cook for another 8-10 minutes until it is nice and thick and fully cooked.

Notes

You can serve it with rice or chapati or naan
You can add cream instead cashews paste. .
Add just a tablespoon of butter to make it even more rich and luscious.