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Try this chicken saag then check out our chicken jalfrezi, chicken dhanksak, chicken vindaloo, healthy chicken curry and more chicken curry recipes. Also try our saag aloo and saag paneer for more classic spinach dishes.

Chicken saag is such a classic curry dish and we promise that the homemade version is so much better than your usual Friday night takeaway. This is our 'fakeaway' recipe, packed with fresh red chillies, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cloves and spinach. It's also one of our favourite ways to use up tinned tomatoes.

Serve with rotis, naan or rice for the real deal, and a dollop of natural yoghurt if you prefer your curries cool. We'd love to hear how you get on with this one - tweet us at @olivemagazine!

  • 2 red chillies
    seeded 
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4cm piece ginger
    peeled
  • 1 onion
    chopped
  • oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
    cut into large dice
  • 150g red split lentils
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 260g spinach
  • 4 small rotis
    warmed to serve 

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal330
    low
  • fat3.8g
  • saturates0.6g
  • carbs27.9g
  • fibre6.2g
  • protein42.8g
  • salt0.6g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the chillies, garlic, ginger and onion in a small blender and blend to a paste. Heat 1 tsp oil in a large pan and fry the paste for 2 minutes, until fragrant.

  • step 2

    Add the spices and cook for another minute. Add the chicken pieces and coat in the spices. Cook for 5 minutes before adding the lentils and chopped tomatoes with along with 1½ tins of water.

  • step 3

    Simmer for 25 minutes, season, then tip in the spinach and stir until wilted. Serve with rotis.

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A star rating of 3.5 out of 5.4 ratings

tracy.pedley

A great family recipe. Not overly spiced so the children enjoy, easy enough to add more heat for those of us who like it

buchtracIDfsC3NW

question

I’m in the US. What is a tin of water? How much is that? It sounds like a good recipe.

Caorann

Of that tinA tin of chopped tomato’s is 400g so one. And a 1/2

amberjlloydszGMDIGo

tip

Needs some more chillies/chilli powder - not much spice or flavour. Also quite watery, so add some extra lentils.

martin.armstrong75kvhEnlGk

Agreed, the taste is diluted . Too much water and needs more spice to it

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