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00:00Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken
00:02This slow cooker butter chicken becomes your secret weapon for restaurant-quality Indian food without high costs or lengthy cooking.
00:10Tender chicken meets velvety sauce after simmering all day, enriched with coconut milk's richness and tomato paste's tangy depth.
00:17Ingredients include coconut oil, onion, chicken breasts or thighs, butter, coconut milk, tomato paste, lime juice, garlic, sugar, ginger, garam masala,
00:28cumin, salt, pepper, coriander, turmeric, paprika cardamom, cayenne, heavy cream, and basmati rice.
00:37Grease your slow cooker with coconut oil.
00:40Layer diced onion at the bottom, followed by chicken pieces and butter slices.
00:45Mix coconut milk, tomato paste, lime juice, garlic, sugar, and ginger in a bowl.
00:50In a separate bowl, combine all spices.
00:52Add the spice mixture to the coconut milk sauce, then pour it over the chicken.
00:56Cook on low for 4 hours until chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
01:02Remove and cut chicken into pieces, return to sauce, and stir in heavy cream.
01:07Serve over basmati rice.
01:09Variations include making it dairy-free by substituting heavy cream with extra coconut milk,
01:14using chicken thighs for more flavor, or adjusting spice levels to taste.
01:18The dish pairs well with naan bread, cucumber rata, or roasted vegetables.
01:24The butter chicken improves overnight as flavors meld.
01:27Store for up to 4 days refrigerated or 3 months frozen.
01:30Toast whole spices before grinding for deeper flavor.
01:33This slow cooker butter chicken proves that incredible, restaurant-quality Indian food
01:38doesn't require hours of active cooking time, or a pantry full of exotic ingredients.
01:43With just 15 minutes of prep work, you'll have a meal that tastes like you spent all day perfecting it.
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