Topic: Chicken Saag - spinach and chicken curry

[Gezh]

Oh nice! Is this added in with the sauce or as a tarka (garnish)?

I also meant to ask, did you use any cream?

Thanks.

It's all part of the sauce, although of course I don't know how late it gets added.

Yes, I used a little cream, probably about 2 tbsp, but it's not a creamy dish so that was enough.

[Ramirez]

Made this last night and it was wonderful. The only deviation from the recipe was not using pre-cooked chicken - I just threw it in raw. Will post a picture when I make it again.

Thanks for the recipe!

[Secret Santa]

Glad you enjoyed it Ramirez. Do you think it compares favourably to what you get from a BIR?

[Ramirez]

I've never had a Chicken Saag from a BIR. However, I often have a Saag Aloo. I assume a Chicken Saag should be very much like a Saag Aloo, minus the potato, plus the chicken. If so, to me it seemed very close to BIR.

[Secret Santa]

Ramirez next time you try it replace the salt with an equal quantity of 'all purpose seasoning' then add some salt as well if you feel it needs it. That should knock that 8-9 out of 10 you gave this up to a nine at least! 

[Jenk]

Sorry if this is a dumb questions but ....

1 TBSP   G/G paste


Is this 1 TBSP of ginger paster + 1 TBSP of garlic paste or is it 1/2 of each?

Im having a blonde moment.  :

Thanks

Emma

[Vindaloo-crazy]

It's one spoon of mixed garlic and ginger paste Emma.

[curryhell]

Only ever had an authentic version in Green Street in West Ham at Mobeens.  Very nice it was .  Giving a dinner party some time soon and one of the guests favourite dishes is lamb saag. In order to get an idea of how it should be i bought a take away to see what i was aiming for.  I've gotta say it didn't do much for me.  It was just like a thick medium curry with loads of chopped onion and spinach in it .  I knew i could do better so got on CRO and happened across this recipe.  I used pre-cooked lamb instead.  The results i thought were very good.  What pleased me more was that the following week a few of us went to our favourite restaurant.  This included the lamb saag fancier.  You can guess what he ordered although it was called sagwalla.  He thoroughly enjoyed and i got to try it as well.  Mine tasted as good as, if not better than the restaurants  ;D.  So i don't think he'll be disappointed when he comes round.  Thanks for a great recipe :

[Ramirez]

Missed this when it was first posted, curryhell.

Great picture - looks lovely.  It's a great recipe.

[curryhell]

Missed this when it was first posted, curryhell.
Great picture - looks lovely.  It's a great recipe.

It is indeed.  My first attempt ended up a little thick but nevertheless damn tasty.  Next time i'll add a little water to provide a bit more liquid during the final cooking stages.  I think i can tick the box on this one now thanks to this recipe  ;D.