Chicken Saag ( Chicken and Spinach Curry )
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A classic Indian chicken and spinach curry with tender chicken thigh in a creamy tomato-based sauce flavored with warm spices and fresh ginger. Serve with rice, naan, or chapati.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 400 grams Chicken thigh (Boneless chicken thigh or breast, Cut medium bite-size pieces. ( About 14 oz ))
- 100 grams Spinach (Washed and drained, Cut thin slices or chopped. ( About 3.5 oz ) see details in note)
- 2-3 Shallot onions (Cut thin slices or finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste (Or grated garlic)
- 1-2 Tomato
- ½ tbsp Ginger paste (Or grated ginger)
- 2-3 Green chilli (Cut thin slices ( Optional ))
- 2 tbsp Ghee (Or unsalted butter)
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1½ tsp Salt (or salt to taste)
- 1 cup Water (Warm water ( About 240ml ) add more water if needed. )
- 4-5 pods Green cardamom (Lightly crushed )
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera/jeera seeds)
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Kasuri methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder (or regular chilli powder mild/hot)
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1½ tsp Garam masala (Or curry powder)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 40M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 986mg
- Total sugar
- 4g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 615mg
- Calcium
- 60mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 986MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.