Name: Palak Chicken recipe by Titir Pande at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken 1 kg; Green Spinach (palak) 1.5 kg - blanched and pureed; Coriander leaves 100 gm, blanched and pureed along with the spinach; Coriander powder 6 tbsp; Salt; Turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp; Red chilli powder as per taste; 2 medium onion paste; Refined oil; 2 tbspn ginger-garlic paste; 3 medium sized tomatoes paste; Water; Garam masala powder

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken 1 kg
Green Spinach (palak) 1.5 kg - blanched and pureed
Coriander leaves 100 gm, blanched and pureed along with the spinach
Coriander powder 6 tbsp
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp
Red chilli powder as per taste
2 medium onion paste
Refined oil
2 tbspn ginger-garlic paste
3 medium sized tomatoes paste
Water
Garam masala powder

Instructions

Marinate the chicken with salt, red chilli powder and coriander powder.
With the help of a fork, make some scratches in the chicken pieces. Keep aside for half an hour.
Now in a pan, drizzle some oil and shallow fry the chicken pieces.
In the same pan add some more oil and add the onion and ginger-garlic paste.
Once it turns golden and the oil starts separating, add the tomato paste. When the gravy starts releasing oil, add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
Then add the palak and coriander puree. Mix it well. When oil starts separating, add the chicken pieces and mix well.
Add water and cover the lid till the chicken is nice and tender and the gravy is as per your required consistency. Add garam masala just before removing from the flame.
Serve it hot with roti, naan and rice.

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