Saag Chicken (Indian Chicken and Spinach Curry)

This is a very fast Indian curry you can easily put together on a weeknight. It may look like a long list of ingredients, but most are found in a well-stocked pantry, and once you collect everything it only takes 30 minutes to cook. Make sure to brown the onions well. I found this on Instagram as therealmonicasingh.

Ingredients

• 3 Tb ghee or butter or oil
• 2 red chilis
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 10-12 peppercorns
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 cup chopped red onion 
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 Tb chopped ginger
• 1 Tb chopped garlic
• 1 1/4 cups crushed tomatoes
• 2 pounds chicken, cubed
• 1 Tb coriander powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 10 oz chopped baby spinach
• 1/2 cup yogurt

Instructions

1. Heat ghee in a large pot. When hot, add the chilis, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, peppercorns, and cumin seeds. 
2. Add onions and salt, and cook for 5-10 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and cook for another minute.
3. Add tomatoes and cook for 8 minutes.
4. Add chicken, cook for 8-10 minutes, then cover and cook for an additional 4 minutes.
5. Add coriander powder, and paprika, cumin powder, sugar, and garam masala. Mix well. Add spinach. Saute for 12 minutes.
6. Finally add in the yogurt. Cook for a few additional minutes and then serve with some sort of flatbread.

Serves 2-4.