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Chicken Saag Recipe
Chicken Saag is a classic Indian chicken curry recipe with spinach and cream stewed together until thick and creamy. Ready in under an hour!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 822 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 1 pound spinach , chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried fenugreek
- 8 tablespoons ghee , if not available use butter
- 1 pound chicken thighs , boneless and skinless and cut into small 1 inch chunks
- 1 yellow onion , chopped
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger , minced
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add the spinach and fenugreek to boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Drain well, squeezing out as much liquid as possible before chopping the spinach finely.
- Add the ghee to a pan and sauté the chicken until lightly browned (no need to remove the chicken).
- Add in the onions, garlic and ginger to the ghee and cook on medium heat, stirring and cooking until wilted and translucent.
- Add in the spinach mixture, cumin, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne pepper, salt and heavy cream.
- Cook uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until the mixture has cooked down resulting in a thick green spinach sauce.
- Add in the sour cream, mix well together and just bring to a boil before removing from the heat.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
822kcal
(41%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
77g
(118%)
Saturated Fat
40g
(200%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
23g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
272mg
(91%)
Sodium
498mg
(21%)
Potassium
1042mg
(30%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
11847IU
(237%)
Vitamin C
35mg
(39%)
Calcium
214mg
(21%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 822
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 822kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 77g | 118% |
| Saturated Fat | 40g | 200% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 272mg | 91% |
| Sodium | 498mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 1042mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 11847IU | 237% |
| Vitamin C | 35mg | 39% |
| Calcium | 214mg | 21% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.