Chicken saag

Chicken saag

Traditional saag is an Indian curry dish with lots of fresh spinach - this version adds lean chicken for a light supper with little fat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Put the spinach in a colander and pour over a kettle full of water to wilt. Drain well and chop.
  2. Cook the onion and garlic in a non-stick pan with 2 tsp oil. Add the spices and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes then blend everything with a stick blender or in a food processor. Add the chicken and cook gently for 5 minutes until done. Serve with naan bread if you like.

PER SERVING

203 kcalories, protein 35.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 4.5 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 3.0g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2012.

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  • 10 March 2012

    Bassyboy commented on this recipe

    Just cooked this very easy but I question cooking the chicken off 5 mins mine took 15mins.

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  • 10 March 2012

    Bassyboy rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 10 March 2012

    Bokbites rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I browned the chicken first, then fried the spices. I cooked the chicken in the sauce for 20 minutes and it was tender and juicy as can be. Healthy and delicious!

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  • 19 March 2012

    Michael rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Simple, healthy and a decent mid-week meal. It will of course depend on how big your chicken chunks are as to how long you cook them. Cooked too long and they will become dry and unpalatable.

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  • 21 March 2012

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I skinned the tomatoes before adding them, added chilli and didn't bother with blending. Delicious! Chicken thighs work well too

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  • 11 April 2012

    Beth rated this recipe

    2 stars

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  • 28 April 2012

    JEQ75 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty, but next time I think I'll add some chilli for some extra depth of flavour

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  • 31 July 2012

    Dawn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just made this and it was delicious!!! I was generous on the cardamom because I love the flavour and this worked. If you cut the chicken up into 2cm chunks, they take about 10 minutes to cook through and it's very moist. Enjoy!

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  • 16 October 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and delicious. Chopped onions + garlic in food processor, followed by tomatoes so didn't need to use blender later.

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  • 16 October 2012

    katcurnock rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    a beautiful, delicately spiced curry. served with the easy mango chutney naan, and rice for the boyf :) i added a chilli for heat and a tea spoon of hot curry powder.

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    22 February 2013

    Mel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent, easy to make and delicious. We are dieting at the moment and this recipe is very good as the only ingredient requiring counting is the chicken. Very satisfying and filling and entirely hassle free.

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  • 03 April 2013

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was tasty, healthy, quick and easy too. The only changes I made were to use frozen spinach, add chilli and not to grate or blend anything, just finely chopped is fine. took a little longer than stated but not too long. served with naans and a dhal as it was a little on the dry side. Will make again but in no mad rush. deserves 3.5 stars I think, 4 is a little over the top, 3 too low.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 200g young spinach , washed
  • 1 large onion , grated
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • groundnut oil , for frying
  • 4 cardamom pods , seeds crushed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 4 tomatoes , chopped
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts , approx 500g, cut into chunks
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PER SERVING

203 kcalories, protein 35.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 4.5 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 3.0g, salt 0.5 g

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