Easy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
The best ever slow cooker chicken curry! This easy recipe tastes just like your favorite Indian takeout.
Equipment
- measuring cups and spoons
- Glass Containers
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 lbs chicken thighs cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon if using table salt
- 15 ounces tomato sauce 1 can, be sure it’s sauce and not puree
- 0.75 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons butter
- cilantro leaves optional, for serving
- white rice optional, for serving
- naan optional, for serving
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker with salt, sugar, spices, and tomato sauce. Cover with the lid and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
- Whisk together the cornstarch and heavy cream. After the initial cooking time, pour in the heavy cream mixture and stir to combine. Return the lid to the slow cooker and cook for 30 minutes more on HIGH or 45 minutes more on LOW to thicken the sauce.
- After the gravy has thickened, swirl the butter into the butter chicken.
- Taste the butter chicken and add more salt if you would like to – at least a pinch or two at the end of the cooking process can brighten up the dish considerably.
- Serve butter chicken over rice, with naan for dipping, and with cilantro leaves for topping if you’d like.
Notes
Garam Masala is a spice blend that makes Indian food taste Indian. It's a great ingredient for curries or marinades for meat. Leftovers reheat nicely in the microwave.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 30gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
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