Chilli Chicken Saag

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Recipe's preparation

Spinach Gravy

Add spinach, water, salt and pepper (to taste) to mixing bowl (MB), chop for 5 seconds/Speed9(scrape down side of MB) Set aside

Clean and dry mixing bowl

The Paste

In a clean and dry MB, put in all whole spices. dry roast for 2 mins/Varoma/speed 1/2 "Counter-clockwise operation" . Let cool a little then mill for 5 Secs/speed 8. (scrape down side of MB)
Add dry spices and dry roast for 2 min/Varoma/speed1"Counter-clockwise operation"
Now...Into the MB, put onion, garlic, ginger, chilli then chop for 5 seconds/speed 7. (Scrape down sides of MB)
Now... add the oil and saute for 3 mins/varoma/speed 1"Counter-clockwise operation"



The Chicken

Add tomatoes to the MB and chop for 8 Secs/speed 5 (scrape down sides of MB)

Now...
Insert butterfly into MB
Add the chicken and cook for 17 mins/100c/speed1"Counter-clockwise operation"
Now... Add the spinach mix and cook for a further 3 minutes/speed 1"Counter-clockwise operation"




The Sauce

Strain the chicken and spinach mix through a sieve into a largish bowl and retain the liquid.
Place the spinach and chicken mixture into a Thermo saver (to ensure the finished product is not too dry I returned a little of the fluid to the thermo saver)
Now...return about half of the reserved liquid to the MB and add all the cashews and a generous dash or two of Garam Masala.
Then.. blend for about 1 minute on speed 9
Now... blend this sauce through the Spinach and Chicken Mixture.

Serve with rice (Basmati is best)