Palak Chicken
Palak Chicken (ไก่ซอสผักโขม)
Chicken in a bright green spinach gravy, the spinach blanched and iced before pureeing so the colour holds.
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About Palak Chicken
Palak chicken is the chicken cousin of palak paneer, a North Indian dish that pairs meat with a gravy of pureed spinach. Palak means spinach, and the green is the centre of the dish rather than a garnish, which makes it lighter and fresher than the cream- and tomato-based curries it sits alongside.
At BHARAT the spinach is blanched and then dropped into ice water to fix its colour before it is pureed, so the gravy stays a bright green rather than turning dull. It is folded together with ginger and garlic and a little cream, then finished with a tempering of cumin, and the boneless chicken simmers in it until the meat takes on the green. The masalas are ground fresh in the kitchen daily, the chicken is halal-marked and bought from Makro each morning, and no pork or alcohol is used in the food.
The flavour is earthy and slightly bitter in the way spinach is, lifted by the cumin tempering and softened just enough by the cream, and it is markedly less rich than butter chicken. The heat is mild and comes from green chilli rather than red, so the dish reads as fresh and warm rather than hot, with the spinach as the dominant note throughout. Our Uttarakhand-born head chef Santosh Shah can adjust the spice if you ask.
It carries a touch of dairy to smooth the puree but stays on the lighter side of the menu. Garlic naan suits it well, and plain steamed rice is the simpler match for the green gravy.
The dining room seats 30-40 across two styles — standard tables and Dastarkhan-style floor seating. Quiet in the early evening, busy from 8 PM.
The rest of the vegetarian cooking — dals, sabzis, paneer, the thalis — is on our vegetarian menu, and the halal page explains the sourcing behind all of it. It sits in our Chicken, Mutton & Seafood Curries menu, and regulars often order it alongside Butter Chicken.
รายละเอียด Palak Chicken (ไก่ซอสผักโขม)
เนื้อไก่นุ่มเคี่ยวในซอสผักโขมสดบดละเอียดสีเขียวสดใสกับขิง กระเทียม และเครื่องเทศคัดสรร อุดมด้วยธาตุเหล็กและคุณค่าทางโภชนาการ ตำรับดั้งเดิมปัญจาบ รสชาติเข้มข้นหอมกรุ่น
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the spinach flavour very strong?
The spinach is blanched and blended with spices, creating a mild, earthy, and highly palatable flavour.
Is this dish healthy?
Yes, it is packed with nutrients and iron from the thick amount of fresh spinach used.
How spicy is it?
Mild. The spinach gravy is the dominant note, with green chilli for warmth rather than red chilli for heat.
Does it contain dairy?
Yes — we finish the spinach puree with a touch of cream or butter, so it contains dairy.
What does it taste best with?
It pairs well with garlic naan or plain steamed rice.
