Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 15 green cardamom pods
  • Cheesecloth and kitchen string
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp curry paste
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp tandoori masala
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Wrap cardamom pods in a large square of cheesecloth and tie with kitchen string. Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in curry paste, curry powder, tandoori masala and garam masala; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add tomato paste; stir until smooth.

  2. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in coconut milk, yogurt, chicken, cheesecloth bag of cardamom, and salt.

  3. Cover and cook on LOW until chicken is tender, about 4 hours. Remove and discard cheesecloth bag before serving. Serve over rice.

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