Name: Saag Murgh
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large (about 2 inches) cinnamon stick, broken; Chopped cilantro to garnish; 1½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 red onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ cup chopped tomatoes; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder; 1 cup packed minced spinach*; 2 tablespoons canola or grapeseed oil; 1 cup packed minced kale*; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 1½ teaspoons salt

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Instant Indian

By Rinku Bhattacharya

Published 2018

About

A favorite in my mom’s kitchen was a very simple rendition of chicken cooked with fresh seasonal greens and Bengali spices. It was pure, wholesome, comforting, and redolent with the rich and heady scents of cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. I once re-created this for a casual dinner with friends. I did not have a lot of time, but I did have a lot of kale and spinach on hand. Childhood memories helped me recapture this lovely dish, almost the way mom made it. It has been an unqualified hit sin