Ingredients:
• 250 g – boneless chicken, cut into small pieces
• 2 – onions, grated
• 2 – tomatoes, grated
• 20 g – green peas, optional
• 2 tsp – cumin powder
• 2 tsp – coriander powder
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder
• 50 gm – curd, beaten
• 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
• 4 bundles – spinach/palak
Method:
- Wash the palak and boil for 10 minutes.
- Drain the water.
- When it cools, grind the palak in into a fine paste. Keep it aside.
- Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger-garlic paste for about 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a container and fry the marinated chicken till it gets cooked and becomes soft.
- After the chicken is cooked, remove and keep aside.
- Fry grated onions and tomatoes in the container and cook till it becomes a paste.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, cumin powder and coriander powder till it gets a nice colour and consistency.
- Add green peas but that is optional.
- Add the palak paste to it.
- Add beaten curd to give it a thick texture and taste.
- Add the cooked chicken.
- With the help of a spatula mix the entire content till it gets a uniform green colour all over and the chicken mingles with the green paste.
- Just before removing add garam masala paste to give it a distinct essence of flavour.
- This highly protein-rich treat can be enjoyed with chapati, tandoori roti, naan.
- Recipe and image: swetawriter
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