How To Make Classic Chicken Saag
Cook up an authentic Indian meal for dinner of chicken saag. It’s a tasteful, herbed curry loaded with tender chicken for a belly-filling dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbspinach,chopped
- 2tspdried fenugreek
- 8tbspghee,or butter
- 1lbchicken thighs,boneless, skinless, cut into small 1-inch chunks
- 1yellow onion,chopped
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- 1tspfresh ginger,minced
- 1tbspcumin
- 1tbspgaram masala
- ½tspturmeric
- ¼tspcayenne pepper
- ½tspkosher salt
- 1cupheavy cream
- ½cupsour cream
Instructions
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Add the spinach and fenugreek to boiling water, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Drain well, squeezing out as much liquid as possible, then chop the spinach finely.
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Add the ghee to a pan, then add the chicken and sauté until lightly browned.
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Add in the onions, garlic and ginger to the ghee, then cook on medium heat, stirring and cooking until wilted and translucent.
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Add in the spinach, cumin, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne pepper, kosher salt, and heavy cream.
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Cook uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes or until the mixture has cooked down, resulting in a thick green spinach sauce.
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Add in the sour cream, mix well together, then just bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 793.92kcal
- Fat: 73.09g
- Saturated Fat: 38.18g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 23.28g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.23g
- Carbohydrates: 13.53g
- Fiber: 4.12g
- Sugar: 4.37g
- Protein: 25.15g
- Cholesterol: 273.13mg
- Sodium: 459.86mg
- Calcium: 229.59mg
- Potassium: 1071.09mg
- Iron: 5.94mg
- Vitamin A: 1071.87µg
- Vitamin C: 36.13mg
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