Chicken Saag


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 272.7
  • Total Fat: 2.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 52.4 mg
  • Sodium: 263.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
  • Protein: 29.2 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1.5 Chicken Breast, no skin, cubed
    Basmati Rice, 1 cup uncooked (approx 1/2 cup cooked per serving)
    I medium onion, diced
    2 cloves of garlic, minced
    1 inch of ginger root, minced
    2lb of fresh spinach, chopped
    1/2 can of crushed tomatoes
    garam masala, 1/2 tsp
    tumeric, 1/4 tsp
    Ground coriander, 1/2 tsp
    salt, 1/4 tsp
    Cayenne pepp 1/4 tsp
    1 whole clove
    1 Cardamom pod
    1/4 cup water
    1 tbs water
    3 tbs milk 1%

Directions

Spray a skillet with olive oil cooking spray and saute chicken cubes until slightly browned. Set aside. Place chopped spinach into pot with 1/4 cup of water and bring to boil. Remove from heat ad cool slightly, then blend into a paste. Spray skillet with some more olive oil and saute onions, ginger and garlic. Add tomatoes, tumeric, coriander, salt, clove, cardamom pod, pepper and cook for a few more minutes. Add spinach, 1tbs of water, milk, garam masala and cook for a few more minutes (5). Serve over rice.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BROOKELAZARUS.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    yummy - 6/24/19


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    Incredible!
    Love this Chicken Saag Recipe.......Yummy! - 11/24/18


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    thanks - 6/29/17


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    Incredible!
    This was AMAZING!!! Thank you SO much! - 3/8/10


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    Very Good
    This recipe was easy to make and it looked and tasted great. The red tomatoes, green spinach and the yellow from the turmeric made for a colorful dish. I cooked it all at once instead of setting the chicken aside, and just poured some boiling water on the spinach to wilt it. Will make again! - 3/3/10


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    O.K.
    Doesn't look like any saag I've ever eaten. Came out a disturbing kakhi colour and the kids wouldn't eat it. Overall it tasted good but I won't be making it again as I still have 3/4 of a pot left eat! - 1/2/10


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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove
    Clove is kind of spice commonly available at asian/indian stores. use the link to get more info.     - 4/26/09


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is almost exactly the same as the Chicken Saag recipe I use!My only variation on this is that I don't bother boiling the spinach, nor pureeing it, just add near the end. Variants: for milder add yogurt at end, and for my fave "hot" version I add a lil chili and about 1.5cm cubed creamed coconut - 12/6/07


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    Very Good
    Very good. The color turned my kids off a bit, but the taste was very good. - 10/29/07


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    Very Good
    Pretty good. I used 2-10oz packages of frozen spinach instead of fresh because I had it handy. Still turned out good. I did end up adding a little bit more milk to make it more moist. Overall very good, nice flavor.
    SARAHFIM: I think the "1 whole clove" refers to a whole clove (a spice)     - 10/5/07


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    sounds great but "1 whole clove" of what?? - 6/15/07


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    Incredible!
    ! - 3/19/07