Winter spl Chicken Curry सर्दियों में बनाएँ मज़ेदार पालक चिकन Saag Chicken
Looking for the perfect winter comfort food? This Palak Chicken (Saag Chicken) is the only recipe you’ll ever need. Made with fresh winter spinach and juicy chicken, this restaurant-style curry is healthy, easy, and packed with flavor.
Ingredients
For Paste
1 cup Coriander leaves (roughly torn), धनिया पत्ता
2 large bunch Spinach, (roughly torn), पालक
3 no. Green chillies (less spicy & chopped), हरी मिर्च
1 large Tomato (diced), टमाटर
For Chicken Marination
900 gms Chicken legs, चिकन
1 tsp Degi red chilli powder, देगी लाल मिर्च पाउडर
½ tsp dry Mango powder, आमचूर पाउडर
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste, अदरक लहसुन का पेस्ट
3 tbsp Mustard oil, सरसों का तेल
For Garam Masala
2 heaped tbsp Black peppercorns, काली मिर्च के दाने
5-6 no. Cloves, लौंग
10-12 no. Black cardamom, बड़ी इलायची
2 tbsp Coriander seeds, धनिये के बीज
½ tsp Fenugreek seeds, मेथी दाना
½ tbsp Cumin seeds, जीरा
3 no. Mace, जावित्री
2-3 no. Green cardamom, हरी इलायची
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
For Winter Chicken Curry
¼ cup Mustard oil, सरसों का तेल
Little water, पानी
2 no. Cloves, लौंग
1 no. Black cardamom, बड़ी इलायची
2 medium Onions (chopped), प्याज
Prepared paste, तैयारी की हुई पेस्ट
½ cup Curd (beaten), दही
Marinated chicken, मैरीनेट किया हुआ चिकन
2 tbsp Prepared garam masala, तैयार किया हुआ गरम मसाला
Smoked ghee, स्मोक्ड घी
2 cups Water, पानी
2 tbsp prepared garam masala, तैयार किया हुआ गरम मसाला
2 tsp Fenugreek leaves, कसूरी मेथी
2-3 tbsp Ghee, घी
Other Ingredients
Coal, कोयला
1 tbsp Ghee, घी
For Garnish
Coriander sprig, धनिया पत्ता
Lemon wedge, नींबू की फांक
Process
For Winter Paste
- In a bowl, add coriander leaves, spinach, green chillies and tomato.
- Transfer it to a mixer grinder jar and grind into a smooth paste.
- Keep it aside for further use.
For Chicken Marination
- In a bowl, add chicken legs, degi red chilli powder, dry mango powder, salt to taste, ginger garlic paste, mustard oil and mix it well.
- Keep it aside to marinate for a while.
For Garam Masala
- In a kadai, add black peppercorns, cloves, black cardamom, coriander seeds, mace, green cardamom, salt to taste and dry roast it for a minute.
- Transfer it to a mixer grinder jar and grind it into a smooth powder.
- Keep it aside for further use.
For Winter Chicken Curry
- In a kadai, add mustard oil, once it’s smoky hot, add cloves, black cardamom and let it splutter.
- Add onion and saute it for a while until golden in color.
- Add winter paste and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
- Add curd and cook it for 5-6 minutes until cooked well.
- Add marinated chicken and cook it until tender.
- Heat a coal on a gas range and place it in a steel bowl.
- Add prepared garam masala, place the bowl in the kadai, add ghee and cover it with a lid.
- Add the same smoked ghee, water, prepared garam masala and let it simmer for a while until oil is separated.
- Finish it with fenugreek leaves, ghee and mix it well.
- Transfer it to a serving dish, garnish it with coriander sprig and lemon wedge.
- Serve hot with roti or rice.













