Palak gosht recipe by Thecozyplates

 Here you go — *Palak Gosht (Chicken)* 🍃🍗

Palak Chicken Gosht that tastes like a hug 🤍  

Creamy spinach, tender chicken, and that tadka that hits different.  

No fancy plating, just ghar ka khana that heals everything.  

Who else fights for the last piece of naan to scoop this? 😂  

Palak gosht is desi comfort food.

*POV: You skipped lunch and now this is all you can think about"  

Green, garlicky, and ridiculously good.  

This Palak Gosht with chicken is proof that simple ingredients = big flavor.  

Blanched palak + slow-cooked chicken + naan = therapy.  

Tag the friend who owes you this dinner 👇  

Recipe: Palak Chicken Gosht

Serves: 4  

Time: ∼45 minutes

Ingredients:

- Chicken: 500g, bone-in pieces

- Palak/Spinach: 500g, blanched and blended to a paste

- Onion: 2 medium, finely sliced

- Tomato: 2 medium, pureed

- Yogurt: 1/2 cup, whisked

- Ginger-garlic paste: 2 tbsp

- Green chilies: 3-4, slit

- Spices: 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp garam masala, salt to taste

- Oil/Ghee: 4 tbsp

- For garnish: Ginger juliennes, butter, lemon juice

Steps:

1. *Prep the palak:

Boil spinach for 2 min, drain in cold water, then blend to a smooth paste. Keeps the color bright.

2. Bhuna masala:

 Heat oil, add cumin. Saute onions till golden. Add ginger-garlic paste, cook 1 min.

3. Cook chicken: 

Add chicken, turmeric, chili, coriander, and salt. Fry 5-6 min. Add tomato puree and yogurt. Cook till oil separates.

4. Add palak:

 Pour in the spinach paste + 1/2 cup water. Simmer 15 min on low till chicken is tender and gravy thickens.

5. Finish:

 Add garam masala, green chilies, and a knob of butter. Splash lemon juice before serving.

Serve with:

Hot naan, roti, or steamed rice. The ginger juliennes on top make it restaurant-style.