Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

 

So you are working all day, picking up the kids from school, making dinner, doing homework with them and then it's bed time. You're exhausted but there is no way that you can make a healthy meal for your family. What do you do? I have the perfect solution for busy moms like yourself! Slow Cooker Butter Chicken recipe! This dish is easy to put together in the morning before work or during nap time and will be ready when everyone comes home. Not only does this dish taste amazing but it's also extremely nutritious because of all of those veggies packed inside!  One thing I love about this recipe is that it tastes great served over rice or noodles so if someone doesn't want curry they can still enjoy some delicious butter chicken.

prep:15 mins

cook:4 hrs 15 mins

total:4 hrs 30 mins

Servings:6

Yield:6 servings 

 

 

Ingredients: 

2 tablespoons butter 

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

4 large skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces1 onion, diced 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

2 teaspoons curry powder 

1 tablespoon curry paste 

2 teaspoons tandoori masala 

1 teaspoon garam masala 

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 

15 green cardamom pods 

1 cup low-fat plain yogurt 

1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk 

salt to taste 

 

Directions: 

1-Melt the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chicken, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir in the curry powder, curry paste, tandoori masala, garam masala, and tomato paste until no lumps of tomato paste remain. Pour into a slow cooker, and stir in the cardamom pods, coconut milk, and yogurt. Season to taste with salt.

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

 

Cook's Note :

Take a needle and thread, and pierce the needle through the top of the cardamom pod. Continue with all the cardamom pods and then tie the ends together in a knot so it looks like a ring (you don't have to do this if you don't want the extra step...it just makes it easy to remove and nobody crunches down on a big bitter cardamom pod).

 

Nutrition Info: 

Per Serving:

480 calories; protein 30.6g; carbohydrates 17.2g; fat 33.3g; cholesterol 102.6mg; sodium 442mg.