Murg Palak Recipe
Murg Palak Recipe aka Spinach Chicken
It’s an excellent way to include spinach in diet. Murg Palak is delicious gravy of chicken added in spinach along with fresh spices. This will definitely tingle your taste buds, do give it a try.
Tempting Murg Palak Recipe/Spinach Chicken
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Stove
to Serve Time: Approx 1hr.
Ingredients
For Marinating:
1 kg Chicken
1 tbsp turmeric
powder
½ Lemon juice
½ Lemon juice
2-3 tbsp curd
For Grinding:
Green Masala : 1 cup
Coriander leaves,4-5 green chillies,1 ½ inch ginger,1 bulb garlic. Grind to
them all to a paste.
Palak/Spinach Puree:
Boil two bunch of spinach. Let it cool & grind to form a fine paste
For Preparation:
4 tablespoon cooking oil
Whole garam masala (cardamom, black pepper, black cardamom,
cloves, cinnamon & bay leaves)
4 big sized onion
2 medium sized tomatoes
1 tablespoon coriander powder
2 tablespoon garam masala powder
2 medium sized tomatoes
1 tablespoon coriander powder
2 tablespoon garam masala powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoon red chilly powder
2 tablespoon red chilly powder
Salt (as per taste)
Method :
1 1. Marinate
chicken with lemon juice , turmeric powder & curd. Mix well and rest it for
atleast half an hour.If time permits can keep it for more time as well.
2. In a kadhai/Pan heat oil. Once oil is heated add whole garam masalas (cardamom, black pepper, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon & bay leaves). Frying whole spices in oil releases their essential oils.
3. Add finely chopped onions & sauté until it turns golden brown in colour. Add little salt so that onion gets cooked fast.
4. Once onions are cooked, add grounded green masala to it.
5. For about 15-20 mins sauté this mixture in slow flame. Stir occasional in order to avoid burning of masala
6. Once oil starts oozing out from the masala, it indicates that it is cooked.
7. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, and saute for 2 mins .
8. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until it is mushy.
9. Finally add marinated chicken in this mixture of masalas and cook for atleast 15 mins
10. Once chicken is almost cooked now add salt , garam masala powder & Spinach puree to it.
11. Add water if required & Cook only for 5-7 mins more since Spinach/palak was already boiled.
12. Now this tempting rich and delicious Murg Palak is ready to be relished
2. In a kadhai/Pan heat oil. Once oil is heated add whole garam masalas (cardamom, black pepper, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon & bay leaves). Frying whole spices in oil releases their essential oils.
3. Add finely chopped onions & sauté until it turns golden brown in colour. Add little salt so that onion gets cooked fast.
4. Once onions are cooked, add grounded green masala to it.
5. For about 15-20 mins sauté this mixture in slow flame. Stir occasional in order to avoid burning of masala
6. Once oil starts oozing out from the masala, it indicates that it is cooked.
7. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, and saute for 2 mins .
8. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until it is mushy.
9. Finally add marinated chicken in this mixture of masalas and cook for atleast 15 mins
10. Once chicken is almost cooked now add salt , garam masala powder & Spinach puree to it.
11. Add water if required & Cook only for 5-7 mins more since Spinach/palak was already boiled.
12. Now this tempting rich and delicious Murg Palak is ready to be relished
Serves 6-7 Pax.
Notes/Tips :
- To get the perfect rich green texture of the gravy, do not overcook the spinach .Overcooking may lead to darkening of the puree.
- If you are cooking in the pressure cooker , 2 whistles is more than enough to cook the chicken. Later once the pressure is released add spinach puree and cook further for about 5-7 mins by then the chicken will be well cooked
- If time permits marinate the chicken overnight, you will be amazed to see the result.
How to make Murg Palak with step by step pictures:
- Green Masala : 1 cup Coriander leaves,4-5 green chillies,1 ½ inch ginger,1 bulb garlic. Grind to them all to a paste.
2 .Palak/Spinach Puree: Boil two bunch of spinach. Let it cool & grind to form a fine paste
3. Marinate the chicken with curd, turmeric and lemon juice for atleast half an hour
4. In a kadhai/Pan heat oil. Once oil is heated add whole garam masalas
5. Add onions and salt , saute well until it turns golden brown in colour
6. Once onions are cooked, add grounded green masala to it.
7. Saute for about 15-20 mins in slow flame, until oil starts oozing out
8. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, saute for 2 mins
9. Add tomatoes and cook until it turns mushy.
11. Once chicken is almost cooked add salt , garam masala powder & Spinach puree to it
13. Cook only for 5-7 minutes
14. Now this tempting rich and delicious Murg Palak is ready to be relished
15. Serve after 15-20 minutes to get the thick richness of the gravy, you will also notice oil floating on the surface of the gravy...yummm!!
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