Saag Chicken Stew

17 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter or ghee
  • 1 large onion, grated
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 teaspoon tumeric powder
  • 3 cardamom pods, pounded to split open (don't let the seeds get away)
  • 1 whole cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 chicken breast, chopped into blocks
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 100ml greek or turkish yoghurt (though plain or soy yoghurt would do)
  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • 150 ml Water
  • 300 g spinach (I used frozen)
  • 1 coriander cube or 2 tablespoons chopped coriander/cilantro
  • 2 -3 whole chilies (to taste), split
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Put oil and butter in a large pan on low - medium heat. Once melted, add onions, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cardamom and cinnamon. Stir and let them simmer gently till their aroma starts to surround you
  2. 2
    Add chopped chicken and potatoes. Let cook for a few minutes then add yoghurt and stir well to combine.
  3. 3
    Add the tomatoes, water, spinach and cilantro (fresh or frozen). Stir well and salt.
  4. 4
    Add chilies, to taste. Stir well and simmer covered for 1/2 an hour, checking and stirring regularly.
  5. 5
    When it was ready, crush some (not all) of the potatoes so you end up with a nice thick sauce.
  6. 6
    Perfect with Coconut rice, Banana-yoghurt dip (Banana mashed with yoghurt) and Masala chai. Tastes even better the morning after....

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