Paalak Chicken

Name: Paalak Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Chicken; 2 Bay leaves (Karuga/Vazhana ela); 4 gm Cinnamom (Karugapatta); 3 gm Fenugreek powder (Uluva); 60 gm Garlic paste; 40 gm Ginger paste; 10 gm Ginger (finely chopped); 3 gm Bajra powder; 60 gm Vegetable oil; 100 gm Butter; 200 gm Onion paste; 100 gm Chilly powder; 100 gm Spinach (ground and made into puree, Paalak/Cheera); 180 gm Tomatoes; 3 gm White pepper powder; 40 gm Water; Salt (As reqd)

By SanjayK

• September 2, 2002

Paalak Chicken

Spinach/Paalak chicken

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gm Chicken
2 Bay leaves Karuga/Vazhana ela
4 gm Cinnamom Karugapatta
3 gm Fenugreek powder Uluva
60 gm Garlic paste
40 gm Ginger paste
10 gm Ginger finely chopped
3 gm Bajra powder
60 gm Vegetable oil
100 gm Butter
200 gm Onion paste
100 gm Chilly powder
100 gm Spinach ground and made into puree, Paalak/Cheera
180 gm Tomatoes
3 gm White pepper powder
40 gm Water
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan.
Add bay leaves, cinnamon and make them splutter.
Add finely chopped ginger, ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, fenugreek powder, chilly powder and tomatoes. Fry for sometime.
Add paalak puree, water, bajra powder and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
Heat butter in a separate bowl.
Add chicken pieces and fry until they turn golden brown.
Place chicken pieces in paalak mixture, add salt, white pepper powder and cook them until they are done.

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meenu May 15, 2004

it`s too spicy

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Anju June 29, 2004

100 grams chilli powder for half a kg chicken!!! can imagine the aftermath

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sureshan October 18, 2003

if 100 g of chili powder and extra pepper powder are served for 3 people all of them will get visa to heaven or hell

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sunny August 21, 2006

first of all,as other readers mentioned,the chilli powder is far too much for 500gms chicken and secondly i was told that we should not mix tomatoes with palak as it creates stones in kidneys,any comments from other readers or the author???

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ritu June 4, 2004

i m sure spicy food luvers will like this recipe as for others u can use chilli powder as per ur requirements…

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