Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken





Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons yellow curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
- ½ sweet onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
Instructions
- 1
Rice - In a large saucepan of 2 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- 2
Sauce - In a small bowl, whisk together chicken stock, tomato paste, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, salt and pepper.
- 3
Slow Cooker - Place chicken, onion, garlic and ginger into a 4-qt slow cooker. Stir in chicken stock mixture.
- 4
Slow Cooker - Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours. Stir in heavy cream, lime juice and brown sugar; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- 5
Serve - Serve immediately with rice.



