Palak or spinach chicken is an innovative recepie wherein chicken is cooked in the spinach paste along with spices and condiments. Its a delicious side dish for non vegetarian meal.

Recepie :

Ingredients :

• Chicken : 1/2 kg
• Spinach leaves: 20
• Coriander leaves: 1 cup
• Green chillies : 2
• Ginger garlic : 1 tbsp crushed
• Cinnamon stick : 1 small
• Green cardamom : 2
• Fennel seeds: 1/2 tsp
• Onions: 2 finely chopped
• Black pepper powder: 1 tsp
• Coriander powder: 1 tsp
• Chicken masala : 1 tsp
• Kasoori methi : 1/2 tsp crushed
• Salt: for taste
• Coconut oil : 2 tbsp

PREPARATION:

• Boil chicken with salt and black pepper powder. Drain the water and save it for later, keep the chicken pieces aside.
• Make a fine paste using spinach leaves, coriander leaves and green chillies.
• Heat oil in a wok. Add fennel seeds, cinnamon and cardamom. Saute for 15 secs.
• Add onions with little salt and saute till it turns translucent.
• Add crushed ginger garlic and saute for 2 to 3 mins.
• Now add the boiled chicken pieces and mix.
• To this add spinach paste and reserved chicken stock and mix well.
• Add coriander powder and chicken masala and give it a mix.
• Let it boil for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add crushed kasoori methi and mix .
• Switch off the flame after 2 mins.
• Cover and keep for 10 mins before serving.