Green Chicken with cilantro sauce

Name: Green Chicken with cilantro sauce
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 31 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped cilantro; 1.5 cups chopped fresh spinach; 1 inch ginger chopped; 3 garlic cloves; 2-3 green chilis; 1.5 tbsp lemon juice; 1/3 cup plain yogurt; 3 tbs oil; 1 large onion finely chopped; 1.5 lb chicken thighs cubed; 1 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp sugar; Salt

4 steps

Prep:6minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:43:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories232.2 kcal (12%)

Total Fat18 g (26%)

Carbs6 g (2%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein11.8 g (24%)

Sodium195.3 mg (10%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

½ cupcilantro

chopped

1 ½ cupsfresh spinach

1 inchginger

1 ½ Tbsplemon juice

⅓ cupplain yogurt

3 Tbsoil

1onion

large, finely chopped

1.5 lbchicken thighs

cubed

1 tspturmeric

½ tspsugar

salt

Instructions

Step 1

Place the cilantro, spinach, ginger, garlic, chilis, lemon juice and 1/2 tsp salt into blender and blend to paste. Add a little water if needed

Step 2

Whisk yogurt until smooth and add 1/4 warm water. Set aside. Heat oil in pan and saute onions 5-6 minutes until softened.

Step 3

Add chicken and stir fry until opaque. Add turmeric, sugar and salt to taste and fry for an additional 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium/low and add half the yogurt. Cook for one minute and add the remaining yogurt. Cook until yogurt thickens

Step 4

Add the herb mixture and cook for 4-5 minutes stirring regularly.