Saag Chicken

Ingredients

• 1.25kgs chicken on bone (drumsticks or thighs)
• 1/2kg spinach, rinsed
• 125gms coriander
• 4 green chillies
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup pre-fried onions, blended to a paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 green cardamoms
• 1/4th star anise
• 3tspn Kitchen King masala (or any other chicken masala)
• 4tspn fresh ginger garlic paste (ratio 1:4 ginger to garlic)
• 1.5tspn coriander powder
• .5tspn cumin powder
• Salt, to taste
• 8tbspns sunflower oil

Method

1. Marinate chicken with 1tspn ginger garlic paste and 1/2tspn salt for 1hr.
2. Boil chicken on low flame till half cooked, around 30mins.
3. In another pot, boil spinach. Blend this with fresh coriander and green chillies.
4. Heat oil in a wok. Add the bay leaf, cardamoms and star anise.
5. After 30secs, add onion and fry on high heat till it turns pinkish.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 3mins.
7. Turn heat to low. Add kitchen king masala. Fry for 2mins.
8. Add tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder, pre-friend onion paste. Fry for 5miins or till raw taste of masalas is gone.
9. Add spinach puree, fry for 5mins.
10. Add chicken, cover and cook till chicken is cooked through.
11. Serve with fresh rotis!