Palak Chicken

Name: Palak Chicken (Chicken with spinach)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 green cardamom pods; 2 medium red onions, chopped; 2 cups (335 grams) frozen blanched and chopped spinach; 2 green chiles, stemmed and slit; 2 teaspoons table salt; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 5 tablespoons (75 grams) plain yogurt; 8 whole cloves; 2 bay leaves; 8 whole black peppercorns; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon garam masala (spice mix); 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped, plus 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger, julienned; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 (1¾-pound/800-gram) chicken, cut into 12 pieces; 2 teaspoons ground roasted cumin

Chicken with spinach

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Cooking meat and poultry with spinach is very popular in North India. My girls love this simple dish with hot rotis on a cool day.

Ingredients

2 cups (335 grams) frozen blanched and chopped spinach
6 tablespoons

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Thaw the spinach, put in a food processor, and process to a fine purée. Set aside.
Place a nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pan, add the peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves, and cardamom, and sauté for 1 minute. Add the onions, chopped ginger, and garlic, and sauté, stirring continuously, for 4 minutes