Palak Murg Curry / Palak Chicken

Chicken cooked in spinach Gravy.

Spinach/Palak  is a very good source of iron , many other vitamins and calcium but  oxalate present in it binds with calcium and hinders its absorption so it is not considered a good source of calcium.And chicken has become very popular in the recent times.And the combo of this two is wonderful. I loved this recipe because it is very different from the regular chicken preparation .  Palak in the palak murg or palak chicken gives it a unique taste and color. I found palak chicken a perfect for party dish  , quick to prepare ,very few ingredients and fancy too :).



Chicken - 2 lb/1 kg
Spinach - 1 lb
Onion - 1 cup , chopped fine(optional)
Green Chili -  10 or  to taste 
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
Cloves - 6
Bay Leaves - 2
Cinnamon - 2 , 2 '' inch stick
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 2 tsp
Salt  to taste
Butter - 4 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp

Step I : Marination:

  1. Add turmeric, salt  ,oil, lemon juice and ginger garlic paste to chicken.
  2. Mix well and marinate for few hours in fridge.


Step II : Blanch Spinach:

  1. Clean the spinach and pick good leaves.
  2. Boil a big pot of water and drop in the leaves and green chili.
  3. Cook for just a minute and drop in chilled water or ice to retain the  green color.
  4. Drain and blend coarsely and keep aside.


Step II: Curry

  1. Heat the butter and add cloves , cinnamon and bay leaf.
  2. Add onion and cook till pink and add the  marinated chicken.
  3. Lightly brown the chicken pieces and add half 1/2 cup water .
  4. Bring to boil , cover and cook till the chicken is done on medium heat.
  5. Add the pureed spinach and garam masala and simmer for 3-5minutes.
  6. Check for salt and serve with naan or roti.





6 comments:

  1. Wow Nisha, Palak chicken looks awesome and very nicely done, thanks for sharing...

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  2. this chicken looks very very yummy... mouth is watering here

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  3. Wonderful palak chicken, loved the texture of your gravy, just yummilicious.

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  4. This looks so nice and yummy. Totally tempting :)
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  5. I just love recipes with a combo of chicken and spinach. These ingredients can be found at my place and its like the perfect dish which I am drooling over.

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