Nanette here is the Chicken Saag receipe!
Ingredients 
Directions
- 8 oz fresh spinach, washed but not dried (frozen will work)
- 1 inch piece ginger root, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 green chili, chopped (jalepeno works well)
- about 1 cup water
- 1 t oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 t black peppercorns
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped
- 2 t curry powder
- 1 t salt (to taste)
- 1 t chili powder
- 3 T low fat yogurt
- 8 skinned chicken thighs
- chili powder for garnish
- Note- you can adjust spice to your taste. I add more garlic or spinach sometimes.
Directions
- Cook spina*****overed saucepan on medium heat for about 5 minutes using water clinging to them
- Place the cooked spinach, ginger, garlic and chili with about 1/4 cup water into food processor or blender
- Blend spinach mixture to a thick puree and set aside
- Heat oil in large heavy-based saucepan
- Add bay leaves and black peppercorns
- Fry for 2 minutes over medium high heat
- Add onion and fry for about 6-8 minutes or until browned
- Add tomatoes and simmer for about 5 minutes
- Stir in curry powder, salt, and chili powder and cook for about 2 minutes
- Add the spinach puree and about 2/3 cup water
- Simmer the mixture for about 5 minutes
- Reduce heat to a very low simmer and add the yogurt, 1 T at a time, stirring after each addition
- Add the chicken thighs
- cover and cook for about 25 minutes until the chicken is tender
- Serve over rice topped with additional yogurt sprinkled with chili powder
-Shilpa
People comment on my over 100 pound weight loss and attribute it to my WILLpower, but it is my WANTpower: I WANT to be thin and healthy more than anything else!
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