Butter Chicken

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Photo: Alison Gootee; Styling: Gerri Williams
Prep Time
20 Mins
Cook Time
5 Hours 15 Mins
Total Time
5 Hours 35 Mins
Yield
Serves 8
May 2012
RECIPE BY MyRecipes

Count on your slow cooker to deliver this favorite Indian dish--savory Butter Chicken.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (not nonfat)
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, optional

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 284
  • Fat 14g
  • Satfat 6g
  • Protein 30g
  • Carbohydrate 10g
  • Fiber 2g
  • Cholesterol 93mg
  • Sodium 555mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Scrape into slow cooker. Place chicken pieces on top.

Step 2

Combine ginger, garlic, almonds, yogurt, garam masala and salt in a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl with a flexible spatula as necessary. Add tomatoes and pulse once to combine. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, 4 to 5 hours. Stir in heavy cream, cover and cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro just before serving, if desired.

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Ratings & Reviews

AmyPhoto's Review

BeckaBean
April 29, 2014
This is delicious. So easy to make. We used Greek yogurt and good-quality garam masala. Next time I'll shorten the cooking time a bit; I think 5 hours might have been a little too long for our slow cooker. Will definitely make it again. I would give it 5 stars but it is not the most beautiful dish so I took a star off for that...We served it with steamed brown rice/peas.

deventhomas's Review

AmyPhoto
March 26, 2014
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BeckaBean's Review

anonymous12
November 06, 2012
I liked this dish a lot, and so did my husband who is a picky eater. It was very easy to do. I made it just as instructed except I used Greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt. I served it with a steamed brown rice that had some chopped fresh tomatoes and chopped spinach and some garlic in it. I will definitely make this again.

anonymous12's Review

deventhomas
May 10, 2012
The masala completely overpowers this dish. It's all we could taste!! Without the masala, I think there were some nice flavors hidden underneath. I did not add cilantro. But did add some green pepper and mushroom. It was a bit time consuming also. This may be because I did not have presliced almonds. And because I chopped some fresh tomatoes instead of canned. I think the recipe would be good if the masala were omitted completely or reduced to 1/2 tsp. I may try making it again. But def put in less masala!!! It also didn't seem very buttery.

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eccentrinx
May 05, 2012
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KMOJMO
May 03, 2012
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