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Chicken saag
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Chicken saag

11 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Chicken saag

Traditional saag is an Indian curry dish with lots of fresh spinach - this version adds lean chicken for a light supper with little fat

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

384
Calories
35g
Protein
18g
Fat
21g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g young spinach , washed
  • 1 large onion , grated
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • groundnut oil , for frying
  • 4 cardamom pods , seeds crushed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 4 tomatoes , chopped
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts , approx 500g, cut into chunks

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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