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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

It's easy to prep this butter chicken in the slow cooker in the morning to come home to the wonderful aroma of warm Indian spices... I love it and it's one of my favorite Indian dishes! Serve with basmati

Basic Details:

Prep time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

4 hrs 15 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 30 mins

Servings:

6

Yield:

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 large skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon curry paste
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 2 teaspoons tandoori masala
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 15 green cardamom pods
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
  • salt to taste

    Directions

    1. Gather all ingredients.

      Ingredients to make slow cooker butter chicken

    2. Heat butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in chicken, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes.

      A large pan with pieces of chicken, onion, and garlic being stirred with a wooden spoon

    3. Stir in tomato paste, curry paste, curry powder, tandoori masala, and garam masala until no lumps of tomato paste remain.

      A pan with pieces of chicken, garlic, and onions cooking down in tomato paste and spices

    4. Pour mixture into a slow cooker; stir in cardamom pods, coconut milk, and yogurt. Season with salt.

      A crock pot with slow cooker butter chicken being stirred with a wooden spoon

    5. Cook on High for 4 to 6 hours or Low for 6 to 8 hours, or until chicken is tender and sauce has reduced to the desired consistency. Remove and discard cardamom pods before serving.

      A bowl of slow cooker butter chicken, served over rice with naan

    Cook’s Note

    Place the cardamon pods in a small mesh spice bag to make them easier to remove and prevent someone from biting into one while eating.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

501

Fat

37g

Carbs

19g

Protein

30g