Description
Creamy slow cooker butter chicken brings Indian cuisine’s rich flavors to your kitchen with minimal effort. Tender chicken simmers in aromatic spices, creating a comforting meal you’ll crave repeatedly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup (100 g) unsalted butter
- 1 2/3 cups (400 ml) coconut milk
- 3/4 cup (200 g) natural yogurt
- 1/2 cup (100 g) tomato puree
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- salt (as required)
- black pepper (as required)
- rice (cooked, for serving)
- fresh coriander (for garnishing)
Instructions
- Transform chicken breasts into consistent, bite-sized morsels, ensuring uniform seasoning with salt and pepper for robust flavor development.
- Strategically arrange chicken pieces as the foundational layer inside the slow cooker, creating an even base for flavor infusion.
- Liberally dust the chicken with an aromatic blend of curry powder, garam masala, and chili powder, distributing spices meticulously across the surface.
- Scatter finely diced onions and minced garlic over the spiced chicken, introducing layers of complex aromatics.
- Cascade tomato puree, natural yogurt, and coconut milk across the seasoned chicken, creating a rich, creamy liquid environment.
- Delicately incorporate small butter portions throughout the mixture, allowing them to melt and integrate during cooking.
- Gently fold ingredients to ensure comprehensive spice and liquid distribution, preventing ingredient segregation.
- Seal the slow cooker and set to high temperature for 4 hours, allowing flavors to harmonize and chicken to become supremely tender.
- Once cooking concludes, carefully transfer the butter chicken onto prepared rice, creating an inviting presentation.
- Embellish with freshly chopped coriander, adding a vibrant, herbaceous finish that elevates the dish’s sensory experience.
Notes
- Slice chicken uniformly to guarantee consistent cooking and tender texture throughout the dish.
- Toast whole spices before adding to intensify their flavor profile and create deeper, more complex taste notes.
- Substitute dairy yogurt with coconut or almond yogurt for a vegan-friendly version that maintains rich, creamy consistency.
- Allow extra time for marinating chicken beforehand to enhance absorption of spices and develop more pronounced flavor depth.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 545 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 41 g
- Saturated Fat: 27 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg