Saturday, October 29, 2011

SAAG CHICKEN

Ingredients:
Saag:
Spinach leaves (1 pound)
Water 1 cup
Salt to taste
Yoghurt 1 cup
Fresh Cream 1/4 cup
Oil or ghee or butter - 2 tbsp
6 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tbsp ginger (minced)
2 nos green chillies
2 nos large tomatoes
1 chopped onion

For chicken:
Boneless chicken - 250 grams ( make small pieces0
1.2 onion chopped
salt as per taste
red chillies - 1/2 tsp
turmeric - a pinch
yoghurt 1 tbl spn

METHOD:
take a large pot or pan. Heat some oil in it and add spinach leaves, water and salt to taste. Simmer for 10 -15 minutes.
After 10-15 minutes, remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool. Now blend this.
Heat some more oil or some butter saute the onion until it becomes soft.
Add ginger, garlic, tomatoes, green chillies and other spices and saute, put pureed saag into the pan and add little water (if require) and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add yogurt, mix it well and remove the pan from heat.
In another pan heat some oil and brown half chopped onion and then add chicken pieces, salt, red chillies, turmeric and brown it for 10 minutes, chicken should be cooked well and then add yogurt and cook for another 2 -3 minutes. Now mix saag and chicken together and cook for 2-3 minutes and finally add some fresh cream into it. Serve hot with jeera rice or tandoori roties.