Name: Slow cooker easy butter chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 onion roughly chopped; thumb-size piece of ginger; 2 garlic cloves peeled; 1 red chilli chopped; 3 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground fenugreek; 400g tin of finely chopped tomatoes or passata; 100ml chicken stock or water; 4 skinless chicken breasts cut into large pieces; 2 tsp garam masala; 100ml single cream plus a drizzle to serve; 2 tbsp butter; coriander to serve; rice or naan bread to serve

Plate of rice and butter chicken topped with coriander

1 onion
roughly chopped
thumb-size piece of ginger
2 garlic cloves
peeled
1 red chilli
chopped
3 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground fenugreek
400g tin of finely chopped tomatoes or passata
100ml chicken stock or water
4 skinless chicken breasts
cut into large pieces
2 tsp garam masala
100ml single cream
plus a drizzle to serve
2 tbsp butter
coriander
to serve
rice or naan bread
to serve

Method

step 1
Put the onion, ginger, garlic and chilli in a small food processor, and whizz to a paste. Add a splash of water if needed, to bring it together.
step 2
Heat the ghee in a slow cooker if it has a frying function, or use a pan and transfer later. Fry the onion paste for 10-15 mins until lightly golden and fragrant.
step 3
Stir the spices into the sauce and toast for 2 mins. Stir in the tomatoes and stock, and bring to a simmer. Tip into the slow cooker if needed, and stir in the chicken pieces with some seasoning. Cook on high for 2 hrs, or low for 4 hrs, until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally if you can.
step 4
Stir the garam masala, cream and butter into the sauce, then simmer uncovered for 5-10 mins or until thickened to your liking. Scatter with coriander and serve with rice or naan.