Slow-cooker chicken tikka masala

Name: Slow cooker chicken tikka masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 430 min
Ingredients: 500 g chicken thigh (sliced in large pieces); 2 tbsp oil; 1 onion (chopped); 2 garlic cloves (crushed); 1 piece ginger (thumb-sized, finely grated or chopped); 3 tbsp tikka curry paste; 500 ml passata; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 2 tbsp DYC malt vinegar; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 5 cardamom pods; 100 ml cream; handful fresh coriander; Naan bread and/or rice to serve

A bowl of red saucy food with green herbs on top, two plates of round naans.

Arrive home to the delightful aroma of spices! With just ten minutes of preparation in the morning, you can enjoy a beautiful chicken curry dinner, perfect for a chilly weekday evening.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 7

Total Time 7 10

Course Dinner

Cuisine Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

500 g chicken thigh sliced in large pieces
2 tbsp oil
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 piece ginger thumb-sized, finely grated or chopped
3 tbsp tikka curry paste
500 ml passata
1 tbsp tomato purée
2 tbsp DYC malt vinegar
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
5 cardamom pods
100 ml cream
handful fresh coriander
Naan bread and/or rice to serve

Instructions

Preheat the slow cooker. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet. Place the chicken in the skillet and sear until it is golden brown on both sides. Then, transfer the chicken to the slow cooker.
In the same pan cook the onion, garlic and ginger until soft. Add 1 tbsp of malt vinegar to deglaze, then pour everything in the pan into the slow cooker.
Incorporate the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker, setting aside the cream and fresh coriander. Stir well. Then cover with the lid and let it cook for 5 to 7 hours.
Add the cream and chopped coriander. Season to taste.
Serve with rice and/or naan bread.