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Butter Chicken

RESTAURANT QAULITY!! You'll never buy a butter chicken again ?
5 from 1 vote
Serving: 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 (420ml/14-ounce) can light coconut milk
  • 1 (175ml/6-ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1kg boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves (coriander)

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a pan over medium high heat.
  • Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
  • Stir in coconut milk, tomato paste, flour, garam masala, curry powder, chili powder and ginger powder until well combined and slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes
  • Add salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Place chicken into slow cooker.
  • Add the sauce and combine.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 5 hours.
  • Add the cilantro in the last hour

Note

  • Optional ... the photo of the recipe above has 300ml of cooking cream stirred through in the last half hour before serving for a creamy consistency.
  • Photo updated at request of recipe submitter