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Chicken Saag Traditional Style Recipe.

Saag Murgh

Jerome Perks
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Ingredients
  

  • 900 g chicken thigh diced
  • 450 g fresh spinach
  • ½ green pepper deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 1-2 green chillies sliced
  • Stems from a bunch of coriander
  • 3 tbsp ghee or oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp brown mustard seeds
  • 2 medium onions finely diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste or 8 cloves of garlic and a 1” piece of fresh ginger finely chopped or grated
  • 1 tbsp of mix powder or mild curry Masala
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 2 tsp tomato puree
  • 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes blitzed smooth.
  • 1 tsp strong English mustard
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaf Kasoori Methi
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tomatoes cut into segments
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaf

Instructions
 

  • Wash the spinach and drain. Put the drained spinach in a pan and heat gently until wilted. Remove from the heat and drain off the water. Once the spinach is cool, blend half of it to a smooth puree and roughly chop the other half.
  • Blend the green pepper, chillies and coriander stalks to a smooth paste in a mini blender. Put to one side in a bowl.
  • Heat the ghee or oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once hot add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds, fry until sizzling and aromatic.
  • Add the diced onion and salt. Cook on a gentle heat for 20-30 minutes until a golden-brown colour.
  • Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 30-40 seconds.
  • Add the mix powder and Kashmiri chilli powder, cook for 30-40 seconds stirring, if it feels like the spices are sticking or burning add a splash of hot water.
  • Add the tomato puree and stir into the mixture.
  • Add half of the pureed pepper, chilli and coriander stalk paste. Stir in and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add the diced chicken and stir round to coat with the spice paste then add the tinned tomato and mustard. The sauce may look a little thick at this point, but the chicken will release liquid as it cooks so it’s better to thin the sauce out later if it’s needed.
  • Put a lid on the pan and cook on a very gentle simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Taste the sauce and add salt to taste, the Garam Masala, dried fenugreek leaf, tomatoes, the spinach puree, chopped wilted spinach and the remaining pepper, chilli and coriander stalk puree.
  • Let heat through before adding the chopped fresh coriander and serving.
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