Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

My cooker broke yesterday so until we receive a new one the slow cooker will be used more than ever! This recipe is a family hit, I made it today and it’s absolutely delicious. Recipe from Kitchen Sanctuary.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion peeled and chopped
• 700 g chicken breast approx. 4 large chicken breasts, diced
• 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced
• 1 large piece of ginger about the size of your thumb, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 240 ml (1 cup) chicken stock 
• 2 x 400ml/14oz tins of chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 tsp sugar
• 6 cardamom pods sew them together with a piece of string so you can easily fish them out later
• 175 ml or ¾ cup double/heavy cream
• Handful of chopped coriander to serve

Instructions

• Preheat your slow cooker to high.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large pan, add in the onion and chicken and cook for 5-6 minutes until the onions are softened and the chicken is sealed.
• Add in the garlic, ginger, salt, garam masala, curry powder, paprika and cinnamon. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add in the stock, tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, sugar and cardamom. Stir then pour into your slow cooker and cook for 4-5 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
• Remove the cardamom then stir in the cream and allow to heat through.
• Serve over rice sprinkled with some coriander

Enjoy

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