Maunika Gowardhan's spinach and ginger chicken curry recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Maunika Gowardhan’ s spinach and ginger chicken curry recipe By You Magazine - October 31, 2021 Marrying green, leafy vegetables with meat is the hallmark of north Indian cooking. A classic palak, or spinach and chicken curry, is one of my favourite dishes served with pulao. Sam Harris SERVES 4 850g skinless chicken on the bone, cut into medium-sized pieces 400g spinach leaves, washed and trimmed 4cm ginger root, roughly chopped 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 green bird’s-eye chilli 3 tbsp vegetable oil 4 green cardamom pods, whole 2 bay leaves 2.5cm cinnamon stick 250g white onions, finely chopped 1 heaped tbsp tomato purée 1 heaped tsp ground coriander Salt, to taste 1⁄2 tsp garam masala 1 tbsp chopped coriander, to garnish Ginger root, cut into matchsticks, to garnish FOR THE SPICED YOGHURT MARINADE 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder or mild chilli powder 1 1⁄2 tsp cumin seeds, coarsely crushed Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a few cuts in the chicken pieces to let the marinade soak in, then add the chicken to the bowl and mix well, making sure they are all coated. Ideally, leave overnight in the refrigerator – but even 30 minutes is fine. Add the spinach to a blender with 3 tablespoons of water and whiz to a smooth paste. You may need to do this in batches. Separately, blend the ginger, garlic and green chilli with 2-3 tablespoons of water to form a paste. Set aside. Heat the oil in a heavy- based, nonstick saucepan or kadhai over a medium heat. Add the whole spices and fry for a few seconds. Add the onions and fry for 15 minutes, stirring well, until the colour begins to change. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli paste and fry for a further 2 minutes, stirring. Add a splash of water if it begins to stick to the base of the pan, then add the tomato purée. Fry for a couple of minutes, then stir in the ground coriander. Add the marinated chicken and fry for 7-8 minutes, stirring and making sure to seal the pieces well. Reduce the heat to low, season to taste, then cover and cook for 15-17 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, stirring halfway to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Now add the puréed spinach and continue to simmer over a low heat for a further 5-7 minutes, with the lid on. Finish with the garam masala, fresh coriander and ginger matchsticks, and stir together. Serve with naan or pulao, some raita and pickled slices of onion. Buy the book Thali by Maunika Gowardhan is published by Hardie Grant, price £22. To order a copy for £18.70 until 14 November, go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3308 9193. Free UK delivery on orders over £20. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved