Ground Chicken/beef With Potatoes & Spinach

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can chopped spinach (drained)
• 3 -5 lbs ground chicken or 3 -5 lbs beef, thawed and rinsed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 large potato, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped or 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• ginger, chopped (optional) or 1 tablespoon ginger paste (optional)
• 1 jalapeno, chopped (optional)
• 3 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves (not the seeds, not optional!)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste (optional)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 heat up the oil in a pot.
• 2 on medium high heat fry the onions till they release their water and begin to shrivel.
• 3 then add the ginger, garlic, jalapeno, fenugreek, cumin, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and chili powder. slowly add about 1/4 cup of the water since the spices will pop and try to stick to the bottom. cook and stir for approx 2-3 minutes.
• 4 then add the chopped tomato, stir and cook till it softens. (tomato is added last because if you add it before it will kill the flavor of ginger/garlic in my experience).
• 5 add your choice of ground meat and potatoes with 1/4 cup more of the water, stir really well, cover and cook on medium for 15 minutes (add more water if you need to so it doesn't stick to the bottom).
• 6 add the spinach, tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste. stir well again till it coats the entire mixture.
• 7 add the remaining water, cover and cook for another 5 minutes till the spinach releases any water and wilts down to a dark green.
• 8 when done, turn up the heat to high and dry out any water in the pot. (this step is not necessary, my family prefers it a little saucy, my husband prefers it dry, just depends on how you want it.).
• 9 serve hot.