Chicken saag is a classic Indian dish made with chicken, spinach, spices, and sour cream. Serve with basmati rice.
Prep
46 min
Cook
123 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
0.25 cups vegetable oil
1
, 3 pound
2 pounds fresh spinach
, rinsed and chopped
0.25 cups water
2 large onions
, minced
5 cloves garlic
, minced
1
, 1 inch
1
, 14.5 ounce
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper
, or more to taste
0.5 teaspoons ground turmeric
2 cardamoms pods
2 whole cloves
1 tablespoon water
, if needed
0.25 cups milk
1 teaspoon garam masala
6 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add chicken pieces and cook until browned, about 8 minutes per side. Set chicken aside.
2
Place spinach into a large pot with 1/4 cup of water; bring to a boil, cover, and remove from heat. Allow spinach to steam for about 10 minutes; transfer into a blender and pulse until very finely chopped. Set spinach aside.
3
Place onions, garlic, and ginger into the skillet; fry over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Pour in tomatoes, ground coriander, salt, cayenne pepper, turmeric, cardamom, and cloves; stir in 1 tablespoon water, and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
4
Pour in milk and stir to combine. Add browned chicken pieces; bring to a simmer, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in spinach and garam masala; cook until spinach starts to stick to the skillet, about 15 minutes.
5
Stir in sour cream and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Nutrition per serving
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