Chicken With Spinach
This flavorful spinach and chicken curry is savory, aromatic, and packed with delicious spices. The tender chicken pieces are cooked in a rich tomato-based sauce infused with fragrant cardamom, cinnamon, and bay leaves. The vibrant green spinach puree adds a nutritious and vibrant element to this dish, making it both healthy and delicious. Serve this irresistible curry with fluffy basmati rice for a comforting and satisfying meal that the whole family will love.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 500g/1lb 2oz spinach
- 6 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 black cardamom
- 2 bay leaves
- 5cm/2in piece cinnamon
- 3-4 green chillies
- 1 large onion
- 2cm/¾in piece ginger
- 11 garlic
- 3 large tomatoes
- 800g/1lb 12oz chicken
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1½ tsp garam masala
- , to taste salt
- 4 tbsp plain yoghurt
- freshly ground black pepper
- , cooked according to packet instructions, to serve basmati rice
Instructions
- In a food processor, blend the spinach to a purée using one or two tablespoons of water to loosen the mixture. Set aside.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the cardamom pods, bay leaves and cinnamon and fry for 20-30 seconds.
- Add the green chillies and onion and continue to fry for 4-5 minutes, or until caramelised.
- Meanwhile, blend the ginger, garlic and tomatoes to a smooth paste in the food processor.
- When the onions have caramelised, add the paste, chicken pieces and remaining spices to the pan and stir well to combine. Season, to taste, with salt and simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the yoghurt, stir well and continue to simmer the mixture until the sauce has thickened and almost dried out.
- Stir in the spinach purée and continue to simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until the chicken has cooked through. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then serve with rice.
Cook Time
1H
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 6
Nutrition
- Calories: 266kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 6.5g
- Fat Content: 11g
- Fiber Content: 4g
- Protein Content: 33g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1.5g
- Sugar Content: 6g
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