This easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala recipe features a slightly spicy tomato and coconut cream sauce, and tender juicy chicken slow cooked in the crock pot with Indian curry and spices.
This small batch recipe makes a great lunch, dinner, or impressive date night meal for two.
The origin of the dish is disputed. Was it Punjab, India or Glasgow, Scotland? Click to read more.
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How to make Chicken Tikka Masala
Dice the onion and place it in the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker crock pot. Click for a 4 quart crockpot.
Dice the chicken and place it on top of the onion.
Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken.
In a small bowl mix the garlic, ginger, curry powder, garam masala, paprika, salt, pepper, and turmeric.
Sprinkle the Tikka Masala spice mix over the tomato sauce in the crockpot and gently stir together.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 7 – 8 hours on low or 3 – 4 hours on high.
When the chicken is almost done cooking, prepare the rice according to the package directions.
Pour coconut milk into chicken and sauce, stirring all to combine.
Serve the chicken mixture over rice and top with fresh parsley if desired.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 small yellow onion
- ½ lb boneless chicken
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup rice
- ¼ cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Dice the onion and place it in the bottom of a 4 quart slow cooker crockpot. Click for a 4 quart crockpot.
- Dice the chicken and place it on top of the onion.
- Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken.
- In a small bowl mix the garlic, ginger, curry powder, garam masala, paprika, salt, pepper, and turmeric.
- Sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the tomato sauce in the crockpot and gently stir together.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 7 – 8 hours on low or 3 – 4 hours on high.
- When the chicken is almost done cooking, prepare the rice according to the package directions.
- Pour coconut milk into chicken and sauce, stirring all to combine.
- Serve the chicken mixture over rice and top with fresh parsley if desired.
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