Best Curry Style Chicken And Spinach Recipes

CHICKEN SAAG (CHICKEN AND SPINACH CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat (if you plan to double the recipe, definitely use a pot instead of a skillet so you have room for all the spinach!). Add the onion, garlic, and ginger and saute until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring regularly, and lowering heat to medium-low if it starts to brown too quickly.
• Over medium heat, add the salt, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, and chili powder, and stir on medium-low heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds or so. Dissolve the tomato paste in the water by stirring vigorously together in a measuring cup or bowl. Then stir into the spices in the pan, creating a thick spiced sauce, about 1 minute.
• Add the spinach and gently stir to combine, as the skillet will be very full. Cover and raise the heat to medium-high, allowing the spinach to start to wilt. Occasionally remove the lid, stir, and then cover again until most the spinach has begun to wilt, about 3 to 5 minutes (can depend on the size of your spinach leaves). Remove the lid and finish stirring the spinach until it is completely wilted but still bright green, another minute.
• Transfer spinach mixture to a blender and puree until relatively smooth but still a bit chunky (you don't want it to be super smooth, a bit of texture is good). Taste and adjust salt and spice if necessary.
• Meanwhile, wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel, return it to medium-high heat, and add 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the cubed chicken pieces, sprinkle salt over the top to season, and cook until almost completely cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Pour the spinach mixture back over the chicken, using a rubber spatula to get every last bit out of the blender, and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the chicken to finish cooking. Stir in the yogurt, and serve immediately with basmati rice and/or naan.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Cut the chicken so that the legs are separated from the thighs, cut each breast in two lengthwise.
• Mix together in a bowl the turmeric, fennel, coriander and chili powder with 3 tbsp water to make a paste.
• Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onions, ginger and garlic, till the onions are brown, 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat to low and fry the spice paste stir and cook for 5 minutes To the bowl in which the spices were mixed add 3 tbsp water, stir to remove all traces of the spices and add the water to the pan. Stir and cook 3 minutes.
• Turn the heat to medium and add the chicken, stir and fry for 4 minutes, till the chicken changes colour.
• Add 1 tsp of the salt and the water, bring to the boil, cover with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Melt the butter in a separate pan and add the garlic, curry leaves, cumin, fennel and red chillies. Stir and add the spinach and 1/2 tsp salt. Fry for 5 minutes.
• Add the spinach to the chicken mix well, cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes.
• Mix in the yogurt and garam masala stir well to blend the yogurt with the chicken and spinach . Cook uncovered 6 minutes, stirring frequently.

CHICKEN SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Dice up chicken breast in 1-2" chunks and place in a bowl or ziploc bag. Combine the cumin, curry, garlic powder and salt. Toss the chicken in these spices and let sit for at least 5 mins.
• Heat a large dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add in the onion and serrano chiles, then stir and cook to soften, about 2-4 mins.
• As the onions are softened, heat a separate skillet with 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the chicken to this separate skillet and brown on all sides for 3-6 minutes. Turn off heat so as to not overcook.
• Turn your attention back to the onion mixture...Next add in the garlic and ginger to the softened onion and chiles. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add in the baby spinach, working in batches continually stirring and tossing as to wilt the spinach.
• Stir in the coriander, cumin, and fresh cilantro to combine with the spinach and onion mixture. Next add in the cream and turn down the heat. Stir and mix to fully combine.
• Using a stick blender (or transfer to a separate blender) puree the spinach, onion, chile and cilantro mixture until fully smooth. Once the spinach mixture is completely pureed, transfer the chicken to the large dutch oven (or heavy pot).
• Turn heat to simmer the chicken in the spinach mixture. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Serve over cauliflower rice, with Keto naan bread, or on it's own.

QUICK CHICKEN CURRY WITH SPINACH AND PEAS

Steps:

• Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
• In a large braising pan, melt butter over medium-high. Working in two batches, brown chicken until golden, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Reduce heat to low and add shallots and cinnamon stick. Cook, stirring often, until shallots are soft, 8 minutes. Add ginger, spices, and chile. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add lemon juice and sugar and cook 30 seconds more. Stir in coconut milk, 1/4 cup water, chicken, and any accumulated juices. Season with salt and pepper. Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer on low, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add peas and spinach just to heat through. Serve over rice, topped with almonds and cilantro.

CURRIED CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place broccoli into a microwave-safe dish with a lid, pour in a small amount of water, cover, and cook on high in microwave until broccoli is steaming and bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully remove lid and spread broccoli into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread cooked chicken in a layer over the broccoli.
• Whisk cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl and pour sauce over the chicken and broccoli. Spread the Cheddar cheese over the sauce and sprinkle casserole with corn flake crumbs and almonds.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling, the cheese has melted, and the crumb topping is browned, about 30 minutes.

CURRY CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHICKPEAS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Place flour on a plate. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then lightly dredge in flour until coated.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add 2 chicken cutlets and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining cutlets, transferring cutlets to plates.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet, then curry powder and chickpeas. Season with salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until chickpeas are golden and starting to pop, about 3 minutes. Add butter, lime juice and spinach and stir just until spinach starts to wilt, about 30 seconds. Spoon chickpea mixture over chicken and top with cilantro, if using. Serve with lime wedges.