Chicken Spring Onion

A very simple, no hassle recipe to cook, yet tastes yumm. 

Ingredients:

1. Chicken half kilo, cut to bite size pieces

2.Spring Onion a big bunch, chopped fine

3. Garlic 8 pods, make a paste

4. Ginger paste 1 tbsp 

5. Green Chilli to taste, chopped

6. Garam masala powder 1 tsp

7. Salt to taste

8. Turmeric half a tsp

9. Oil 5 to 6 tbsp (Ghee is a good substitute)

10. Bay leaf 2 

(350g Spring Onion for 400g Chicken is correct amount)

Method: 

Heat oil, put in Bay leaf first then Chicken, Spring Onion and Chilli together. Stir well, add Salt and  Turmeric. During the entire cooking keep the flame on medium to low. Stir occasionally, cover and cook.
Add Ginger, Garlic paste when half done. Keep cooking covered on low flame. Chicken will be cooked in the water Spring Onion gives out.
Add Garam Masala powder when done, stir well. At this point you may add a tbsp of Ghee if you use oil. 

Chicken Spring Onion is ready to serve. 

Spinach-Chicken

Ingredients :
1. 500 gm chicken (broiler), diced
2. A big bunch of spinach, ground to a fine watery paste
3. 2 big tomatoes, chopped
4. 3 medium onions, chopped
5. Paste of 1tbsp each ginger and garlic
6. Green chilly 2 or 3, sliced lengthwise
7. Salt to taste
8. Refine oil for cooking
9. 2 tbsp ghee 
10. 2 tbsp cream (optional) to garnish
11. Powdered masala :
                           1. Jeera 1 tsp
                           2. Dhania 1 tsp
                           3. Garam masala 1 tsp

Method :
Fry onion in oil for a minute, add chicken, salt, ginger+garlic, chilly. Fry for another minute, add tomato and all the dry masala. Keep stirring over low flame, cover in between. Keep heat low throughout the cooking. 
Once the tomato dissolves, add spinach paste. Stir, cover and cook. Add little warm water. 
It should neither be watery nor very dry. 
When cooked, add ghee. Spinach-Chicken is ready.

Decorate with fresh cream while serving (optional)

Tastes great with steaming hot rice or roti.