Name: Slow Cooker Kashmiri Butter Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 7 h 470 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 Cardamom pods; 3 Garlic clove; 80 ml Heavy cream; as needed Slivered almonds; 1 tablespoon Brown sugar; 8 Chicken thighs; 300 ml Chicken stock; 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds; 2 tablespoons Tomato paste; 2 Onion; 1 Fresh chili; 1 tablespoon Sunflower oil; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon Ground turmeric; 2 tablespoons Butter; 1 tablespoon Salt; 1 ½ tablespoons Ginger; as needed Coriander; ¼ teaspoon Ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Paprika

recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

Total Time

7hrs 50mins
Serves

4
Calories

1095

based on 4 ratings

This mild, creamy butter chicken is fragrant with cardamom and fennel seeds. This recipe requires minimal preparation and the slow cooker does most of the work. This is a real crowd pleasing curry.

recipe updated 21 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

Onion

2
Ginger

1 ½ tablespoons
Fresh chili

1
Chicken thighs

8
Cumin seeds

1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds

1 teaspoon
Cardamom pods

4
Slivered almonds

as needed
Garlic clove

3
Sunflower oil

1 tablespoon
Butter

2 tablespoons
Ground turmeric

1 teaspoon
Paprika

1 teaspoon
Ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon
Chicken stock

300 ml
Brown sugar

1 tablespoon
Tomato paste

2 tablespoons
Salt

1 tablespoon
Heavy cream

80 ml
Coriander

as needed

Tools

Food processor
Stove
Slow cooker
Food processor bowl
Plate
Large cast iron skillet
Slow cooker bowl

Step preview

Add onion, garlic clove, ginger and fresh chili to a clean food processor bowl
Chop until well combined - medium speed
Heat sunflower oil to a clean large cast iron skillet
Add chicken thighs to the large cast iron skillet
Cook evenly until browned - high heat
Transfer content of large cast iron skillet to plate
Heat large cast iron skillet - medium heat
Transfer onion mixture to large cast iron skillet
Cook until lightly browned - medium heat
Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cardamom pods, ground turmeric, paprika and ground cinnamon to the large cast iron skillet
Cook until fragrant - 1 min, medium heat
Add chicken stock, brown sugar, tomato paste and salt to the large cast iron skillet
Boil while stirring occasionally
Transfer chicken to slow cooker bowl
Transfer content of large cast iron skillet to slow cooker bowl and cover
Cook in slow cooker - 6 hr, low heat
Stir in heavy cream to the slow cooker bowl
Sprinkle with slivered almonds
Garnish with coriander

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