Saagwala Chicken Recipe - Palak Chicken Curry
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with chicken, spinach - roughly chopped, ajwain (carom seeds). Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Saagwala Chicken recipe, firstly clean, wash the chicken breast and cut into small to medium sized pieces and keep the legs if you are using it
chicken(350 grams) - 2
Into a pressure cooker, add the chopped spinach leaves, green chillies, along with 2 tablespoons water and pressure cook for 1 whistle and turn off the heat
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)tablespoons fresh cream(2) - 3
Release the pressure immediately by running it under cold water
- 4
Open the cooker and allow the spinach to cool
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 5
It's important to open the spinach immediately, so the spinach remains green
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)green chilli(2) - 6
Once the spinach cools, place it in a mixer grinder and make a puree
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 7
Keep the palak puree/ spinach puree aside
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 8
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with ghee, add ajwain, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and saute it for about 10 seconds
ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(2)cloves garlic(6)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(2)cloves (laung)(3) - 9
Add the ginger, garlic and onions and saute until the onions turn translucent
cloves garlic(6)inch ginger(2)onion - thinly sliced(2) - 10
Add the chicken, salt and red chilli powder, garam masala powder and stir to combine
chicken(350 grams)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 11
Cover the pan and cook the chicken on low heat until it gets cooked completely
chicken(350 grams) - 12
Sprinkle a little water if required and cook the chicken until it is done
chicken(350 grams) - 13
Finally, pour the spinach puree and cream
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)tablespoons fresh cream(2) - 14
Mix everything well and let the Palak Chicken / Saagwala Chicken simmer for 4 to 5 minutes until the gravy chickens
chicken(350 grams) - 15
Once the Saagwala Chicken is done, check the taste and adjust the salt accordingly
chicken(350 grams)salt - to taste - 16
Serve Saagwala Chicken Recipe along with Burani Raita and Butter Garlic Naan Recipe for a weekend dinner along with your family
chicken(350 grams)cloves garlic(6) - 17
You can also serve Kachumber Salad with this meal
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Saagwala Chicken Recipe - Palak Chicken Curry
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with chicken, spinach - roughly chopped, ajwain (carom seeds). Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Saagwala Chicken recipe, firstly clean, wash the chicken breast and cut into small to medium sized pieces and keep the legs if you are using it
chicken(350 grams) - 2
Into a pressure cooker, add the chopped spinach leaves, green chillies, along with 2 tablespoons water and pressure cook for 1 whistle and turn off the heat
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)tablespoons fresh cream(2) - 3
Release the pressure immediately by running it under cold water
- 4
Open the cooker and allow the spinach to cool
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 5
It's important to open the spinach immediately, so the spinach remains green
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)green chilli(2) - 6
Once the spinach cools, place it in a mixer grinder and make a puree
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 7
Keep the palak puree/ spinach puree aside
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams) - 8
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with ghee, add ajwain, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and saute it for about 10 seconds
ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(2)cloves garlic(6)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(2)cloves (laung)(3) - 9
Add the ginger, garlic and onions and saute until the onions turn translucent
cloves garlic(6)inch ginger(2)onion - thinly sliced(2) - 10
Add the chicken, salt and red chilli powder, garam masala powder and stir to combine
chicken(350 grams)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 11
Cover the pan and cook the chicken on low heat until it gets cooked completely
chicken(350 grams) - 12
Sprinkle a little water if required and cook the chicken until it is done
chicken(350 grams) - 13
Finally, pour the spinach puree and cream
spinach - roughly chopped(300 grams)tablespoons fresh cream(2) - 14
Mix everything well and let the Palak Chicken / Saagwala Chicken simmer for 4 to 5 minutes until the gravy chickens
chicken(350 grams) - 15
Once the Saagwala Chicken is done, check the taste and adjust the salt accordingly
chicken(350 grams)salt - to taste - 16
Serve Saagwala Chicken Recipe along with Burani Raita and Butter Garlic Naan Recipe for a weekend dinner along with your family
chicken(350 grams)cloves garlic(6) - 17
You can also serve Kachumber Salad with this meal
Rate this recipe
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