Chicken Saagwala is a preparation of Chicken in a Spinach based gravy. Spinach as we know is a super nutritious and easily available green leafy vegetable – rich in several elements like iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin K etc. Thus this chicken preparation is an excellent way of introducing it in your diet. Remember Popeye the sailor- he would gulp down spinach and immediately develop muscles and fight his opponents. ? Maybe you can do something similar after eating Chicken Saagwala
Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
Chicken – 1 cup
Tomatoes – 1 small (chopped)
Onion – 2 large (chopped)
Pepper corns – 4
Cloves – 1-2
Cinnamon – ½ inch
Garam Masala – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
Spinach – 1 ½ cup
Oil – 3 tbsp
Salt – as per taste
- Boil the cleaned spinach with little salt. Grind to make a fine paste and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet. Add the chicken pieces and fry them lightly. Take the pieces out and keep aside.
- In the same oil, add the dry spices. Once they start giving a nice smell, add the onion and fry till it turns slightly golden.
- Add the tomato and fry for another 5-6 min.
- Add the chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and mix well.
- Add the chicken pieces and 1/3rd cup water and cook covered for 3-4 min.
- Add the spinach paste and cook uncovered for another 3 min. Your Chicken Saagwala is ready. Serve it with rotis (Indian Bread)
