Low Fat California Saag Recipes

Steps:

• Add vegetable oil to hot pan.
• If using meat, brown the meat now and remove.
• Add diced onions and salt to hot pan. Cook over medium heat until translucent, maybe 3 minutes.
• Add curry powder and 1/2 cup yogurt. Boost heat to high. Yogurt will quickly break-down, then it will combine with the oil, onions and curry powder. Cook until fragrant.
• Reduce heat to medium-high.
• Add red peppers and cook for 1 minute.
• Add spinach and cook until warm.
• Combine corn starch and 1/2 cup water. Mix thoroughly.
• Add corn starch slurry to pan. Stir constantly until thickened.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Check seasoning. It should be hotter than you'd like, since the rest of the yogurt will absorb quite a bit of heat. You may also want to add more curry powder,.
• Check thickness. Add water if too thick, or boost heat to medium and reduce if too thin.
• If you're using meat, add it, and any juices that have collected, into the pan.
• Add the rest of the yogurt and mix in well. Check seasoning again. Remove from heat.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the Spices for Chicken with chicken pieces. Marinate for 20 minutes. Then, add oil to a wok and saute marinated chicken on medium heat until cooked through. Set aside in a bowl.
• In a blender, blend together tomato, onion, and spinach. Once combined, add cumin seeds and water and grind into a fine paste.
• In the wok used earlier, heat oil and add ginger garlic paste. Immediately add spinach paste (from blender) on medium heat and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add curry spices and stir for 2 minutes. Boil on medium to low heat for 5 minutes, covering. Then, add chicken pieces, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves and basil leaves in mixture and stir again for 1 minute. Remove from wok and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Serve alongside warm rotis or white rice.

Steps:

• Use cooking spray and heat garlic and ginger over medium-high heat till golden brown.
• Stir in tomato sauce, coriander, cumin, pepper, masala, salt, and reduce heat to low. Partially cover and summer for 8-9 minutes stirring frequently.
• Stir in spinach. Simmer 8-10 minutes until spinach turns olive green.
• Stir in whipping cream.
• Stir in cheese. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until cheese is hot and remove from stove.