Is Chicken Saag okay?

[ypsi850]

Is anyone familiar with Chicken Saag? The Atkins website on dining out lists Chicken Korma as preferable to Chicken Saag at an Indian restaurant, but I went to one this evening that didn't have korma.

Chicken saag is mainly spinach and chicken with some onions, garlic, etc. If that's the only carbohydrate I ate in a day - I can't imagine one portion of it would've been over 20-25g of carbs, right??

Any other Chicken saag eaters out there?

[tickletussler]

Re: Is Chicken Saag okay?

Yes, much better than korma... although the problem with a lot of indian restaurant foods is that they put in sugar in the sauces... otherwise korma wouldn't really be any worse than saag.

Have you seen the "today's curry" thread in the food and cooking chat forum? I've posted a chicken korma recipe and that's most induction-friendly (with no sugar)

[2big4mysize]

Re: Is Chicken Saag okay?

the saag has milk in it and the korm is supposed to have cream but lots of places make it with milk instead. The carbs are in the spices too. Make sure you ask them what they use in making your dish and see if you can leave out stuff you can't have.

Happy low carbing.

[tickletussler]

Re: Is Chicken Saag okay?

Saag isn't supposed to have milk in it... the ones I make and also in indian recipe books I have don't have milk in it... perhaps better ask them at the restaurant if they do put milk in it? Better to clear it up then have some hidden carbs in it.

Yep, korma normally does have cream, but I find the sugars come mainly from the tomato puree they use in it.