Creamy Chicken & Spinach Curry over rice

Be the first to
rate this recipe!
member ratings
Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 246.2
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 49.4 mg
  • Sodium: 79.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
  • Protein: 21.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Creamy Chicken & Spinach Curry over rice calories by ingredient


Introduction

My version of a dish I was served at an indian restaurant that I can't remember the traditional name too. This has become a family favorite that everyone loves. My version of a dish I was served at an indian restaurant that I can't remember the traditional name too. This has become a family favorite that everyone loves.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients


    1 cup plain or greek style yogurt
    2 tsp dried or fresh cilantro
    1 T curry powder
    1 T ground turmeric
    2" piece of fresh ginger root, cut in thin slices or thinly diced
    3 dried figs, finely chopped into thin pieces
    1 lb chicken breast cut into chunks
    2 cups fresh baby spinach
    2 cups basmati rice
    1 T extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Directions

Cook rice in rice cooker according to package directions.

In a mixing bowl (preferrably glass or metal as seasonings can stain plastic), mix

yogurt, cilantro, curry, tumeric.

Cut chicken into about 1-2" chunks and mix in cream and seasoning mixture.

Put oil in skillet and coat skillet, on medium high heat add in spinach leaves, ginger

and figs. Cook until spinach leaves are well cooked.

Add cream seasoned chicken mixture to pan. Fry until chicken is thoroughly cooked

(meat should be all white, no pinkness).

Serve on top of a bed of rice.


Serving Size: serves 6

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KYRSALIS.