SLOW COOKER HEALTHY BUTTER CHICKEN

No pre-cooking required - just dump into the slow cooker 🙌🙌🙌

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1kg chicken thighs, cut into 3cm chunks

• 1 onion, finely diced

• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• 3cm piece ginger, finely chopped

• 3/4 cup Greek/natural yoghurt

• 1/2 lime, juice squeezed

• 1.5 tsp brown sugar

• 1 cup coriander (optional)

Quick Paste:

• 3 tbsp tomato paste

• 2/3 cup chicken stock

• 2 tsp curry powder

• 2 tsp garam masala (ground)

• 1 tsp turmeric (ground)

• 1 tsp sea salt

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Veggies (optional):

• 2 zucchini, cut into half moons

• 1 cup cauliflower (frozen), chopped

• 2 cups spinach (optional)

Method:

1. For the paste: combine all ingredients and whisk together

2. Add the onion, garlic and ginger to a slow cooker (I have a 5 litre). Add the chicken pieces and then the paste. Stir well to combine it all. Turn the slow cooker on to high for 4 hours.

3. After 3 hours, add the zucchini & cauliflower. Stir well.

4. After 4 hours, turn off & add the Greek yoghurt, lime juice, spinach (optional) and brown sugar. Stir well to combine.

Serve on rice with toasted roti or naan bread & fresh coriander.

Tip: If you don’t have the time to make the paste (it takes minutes), you can use a butter chicken or tikka masala store bought curry paste.

With the yoghurt - you can either add it to the whole dish at the end, or hold off and just add a dollop on top of each bowl.