Murgh Palak Recipe - Chicken In A Palak Gravy

Step 1: To begin making Murgh Palak Recipe, we have to first marinate the chicken, In a bowl, add curd, chicken pieces, mix well and keep it aside for at least 30 minutes

Step 2: Add the cleaned palak leaves to a pressure cooker with a teaspoon of water and salt

Step 3: Pressure cook for 1 whistle and release the pressure immediately by running the pressure cooker under tap water

Step 4: Remove the lid of the pressure cooker so that the cooking process stops

Step 5: Do not drain the water

Step 6: To make the palak puree, add the cooked palak along with ginger, garlic, green chillies and make a smooth Palak Puree for the Murgh Palak

Step 7: Keep it aside

Step 8: In a kadai, add 1 tablespoon of oil

Step 9: Once the oil is warm, add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and saute for a minute or two

Step 10: Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes away and onions turn soft and translucent

Step 11: Once the onions are soft, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder

Step 12: Mix everything well and let it cook for about a minute

Step 13: Add the marinated chicken to this masala, mix well, add salt and stir it on low flame until oil gets separated from masala

Step 14: This will take 3 to 5 minutes

Step 15: Add half a cup of water in which spinach was pressure cooked, let the water come to a boil

Step 16: When the water starts boiling, reduce the heat and close the lid of the pan

Step 17: Cook on a low flame till the chicken is almost done and most of the water dries up

Step 18: Once the water dries up, add the ground palak puree, garam masala, kasuri methi and mix well

Step 19: Finally, add butter, cream and mix well

Step 20: Turn off the flame and transfer to a serving dish

Step 21: In a tadka pan, add some ghee

Step 22: Once the ghee has warmed, add fenugreek/methi seeds and cumin seeds, let them crackle

Step 23: Once they crackle, switch off the heat and pour this ghee on Murgh Palak Gravy

Step 24: Garnish with little cream if you want

Step 25: Your Murgh Palak Gravy is ready to be served

Step 26: Serve Murgh Palak along with Burani Raita, Garlic Naan, Mutton Biryani and Kachumber Salad for a weekend meal along with your family