1. Wash palak well under water and boil for 10 mins.
2. Drain the water as it may contain impurities.
3. When it has cooled down, you can grind in the mixer grinder to get an even paste.
4. Keep it aside.
5. Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger garlic paste for about 30 mins.
6. Heat oil in a container and fry the marinated chicken till it gets nicely cooked and soft.
7. For this preparation, the chicken should be boneless and cut into evenly shaped pieces.
8. After the chicken is cooked remove and keep aside.
9. Dash the grated onions and tomatoes in the container and cook till it becomes a paste.
10. Add ginger garlic paste, cumin powder and coriander powder till it gets a nice colour and consistency.
11. I have added green peas for better results but that is optional.
12. Add the palak paste to it.
13. Add the battered curd to give it a thick texture and taste.
14. Add the cooked chicken.
15. With the help of a spatula mix the entire content till it gets a uniform green colour all over and the chicken mingles with the green paste.
16. Just before removing add garam masala paste to give the ultimate of essence.
17. This can be enjoyed with chapati, tandoori roti, naan.
18. This is a very delicious, protein-rich treat.

Recipe and image: swetawriter