Chicken Palak
This palak chicken or spinach chicken recipe is made with tender pieces of chicken and spinach simmer in an onion-tomato masala. This fantastic combination of spinach, chicken, and aromatic spices bursts with flavour.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g Chicken
- 500 g Spinach (Palak)
- 50 ml Olive Oil
- 2 Garlic
- 2 Onions
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Crushed Chillies
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek Leaves (Methi)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in the pan on medium heat until hot
- 2
Finely chop the garlic cloves then add to the pan and sauté for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned and fragrant
- 3
Add the cumin seeds and crushed chillies then sauté for a further 1-2 minutes until fragrant
- 4
Add the finely diced onions and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened
- 5
As the onions are cooking chop the tomatoes then add into the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes
- 6
Finely chop the spinach up then add the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes until the water is released – spinach decreases in volume significantly so it may seem like a large amount, but it will become much less as the water is released
- 7
Add the chilli powder, salt, coriander powder and turmeric powder then cook the spices for 5 minutes
- 8
Add the chicken then cover and cook for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through
- 9
Add the chopped green chillies and dried fenugreek seeds
- 10
Serve with basmati rice and enjoy!