Hariyali Chicken I Saagwale Chicken

Ingredients:

• Chicken cut into pieces -500 grms
• Oil -3 tbsp
• Spinach  1 bunch, 
• Green chilli as per taste 
• Cilantro or mint 1 bunch
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Bay leaf - 2 nos
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
• Onion chopped- 1
• Tomatoes chopped -1
• Salt To taste
• Garam masala powder -1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder -½ tsp
• Turmeric powder -1tsp
• Coriander powder -1tsp
• Lemon wedges For garnish

Method:

• Wash the spinach thoroughly and boil in its own water. Leave spinach to cool.
• In a grinding bowl add boiled spinach, green chillies, cilantro and mint leaves. Grind all together into a fine paste.
• Heat the oil and add cumin, when it splutters, add bay leaf, , and sauté for ½ mint
• Add onions and sauté till soft. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté. Then add chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
• Add the chicken over high heat and turn around till opaque.
• Add the salt, garam masala and the red chilli powder. Coriander powder, turmeric powder and stir till well mixed
• Add spinach and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
• Adjust the thickness of the gravy  as per your taste.
• Remove it in a serving bowl and serve hot.