Tikka Saag Recipe

We love Indian food at our house. This is one of our favs, so I adjusted a few things to make it "clean". If you want to add meat you can add cooked, diced chicken when you stir in the spinach. Let me know how you like it, if you try it!

Clean Tikka Saag

1 lb frozen chopped spinach 1/4 cup water 2 T oil (coconut or olive) 2 large onions, minced 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, minced 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup milk of choice (coconut would be great, I just used skim, if you're not eating clean, cream would be great) 1 teaspoon garam masala Place the spinach into a large pot with 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, cover the pan, and remove from heat. Allow the spinach to steam for about 10 minutes, then place into a blender, and blend until very finely chopped. Set the spinach aside. Place the onions, garlic, and ginger, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, garam masala and turmeric into the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tender, about 10 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes and salt and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Pour in the milk, stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and add the spinach. Stir the spinach in and cook until the spinach starts to stick to the pan, about 5-10 minutes. Serve over hot brown rice.