Palak Chicken

Palak chicken was basically adopted from an andhra recipe - "Gongura Mutton". It is high fat and also spicy too. Doesn't suit everybody especially who are in diet. Can have this for a meal with one Chapathi or Roti.

Ingredients:

• Palak leaves-100grams
• Chicken-150 grams
• Green chilli-2nos
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Garlic-5 pods
• Fennel seeds-1/4tsp
• Bay leaves-1 no
• Ginger Garlic paste-1/2tas
• Curd -2 tbsp
• Tomato-1no.
• Onion-1no.
• Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
• Salt-to taste

Method:

• In a cooker boil half glass water, add green chillies, garlic, palak leaves and fennel seeds.

• Pressure cook for just for one whistle.

• Cool it and blend it into a fine paste and keep aside.

• In a pan heat one tsp oil, add cumin seeds, bay leaves,onion and ginger garlic paste and cook till onion changes color.

• Add the finely chopped tomatoes, chicken, curd and salt. Mix it well, close and cook.

• Once the chicken is cooked well add the palak paste and mix well.

• After adding palak, cook for five minutes and remove from fire. Palak chicken is ready to serve.

Nutritional Information:

• Palak - A good source of Iron, calcium and minerals. (Among all other greens, this is easily digested.
• Chicken - High Protein, Low fat.