Low Fat California Saag

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt, divided
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 (8 ounce) box frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 -3 hot red pepper, chopped
• 1 lb chicken or 8 ounces shrimp or 1 (12 ounce) can chickpeas

Recipe

• 1 add vegetable oil to hot pan.
• 2 if using meat, brown the meat now and remove.
• 3 add diced onions and salt to hot pan. cook over medium heat until translucent, maybe 3 minutes.
• 4 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.
• 5 reduce heat to medium-high.
• 6 add red peppers and cook for 1 minute.
• 7 add spinach and cook until warm.
• 8 combine corn starch and 1/2 cup water. mix thoroughly.
• 9 add corn starch slurry to pan. stir constantly until thickened.
• 10 reduce heat to low.
• 11 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,.
• 12 check thickness. add water if too thick, or boost heat to medium and reduce if too thin.
• 13 if you're using meat, add it, and any juices that have collected, into the pan.
• 14 add the rest of the yogurt and mix in well. check seasoning again. remove from heat.
• 15 serve over rice.