Slow Cooker Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is rich, unbelievably delicious and super easy to make in your slow cooker! Serve with pilau rice or cauliflower rice for a Keto friendly option.

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Do you have a ‘takeaway’ night? Ours tends to be on a Thursday or Friday, because even food bloggers need time away from cooking!

But our favourite Indian restaurant comes with a pretty hefty price tag, so ordering in is for special occasions only.

Give your purse a break and make this insanely delicious butter chicken recipe at home! I have updated my 2017 recipe to make it even easier and quicker to make – no browning, no fuss!

SLOW COOKER BUTTER CHICKEN

Butter Chicken is one of my fave curry recipes – tender chunks of chicken in an ultra rich and delicious sauce enriched with butter and cream.

Serious amounts of BUTTER and cream make this the PERFECT KETO MEAL, served with cauliflower rice or perhaps zucchini noodles.

Despite the richness of the sauce, this is a very easy recipe where the slow cooker does almost all the work. You can even prepare the sauce base in advance and freeze it so that you always have it to hand!

Murgh Makhani Ingredients

This easy chicken curry doesn’t require a ton of ingredients, other than a few spices which add so much flavour to the rich sauce.

• Chicken thighs or chicken breasts (skinless). Chicken thighs are more tender and suitable to this recipe.
• Onion and garlic
• Fresh ginger or ginger paste for convenience
• Lemon juice
• Diced tomatoes in their juice
• Tomato paste (you can leave this out if preferred)
• Spices: garam masala, smoked paprika, cayenne, turmeric, cumin
• Plenty of butter to enrich the sauce or coconut oil for a dairy free version
• Cream or full fat coconut milk for a dairy free version

HOW TO MAKE BUTTER CHICKEN CURRY

Full measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. Please take a look at the steps and video before attempting this recipe!

STEP 1 Cut the chicken thighs into cubes removing any large pieces of fat. Put all the sauce ingredients in a food processor and blitz to a smooth paste.

STEP 2 Add the paste into your slow cooker and mix in the diced chicken.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or on LOW for 5 hours.

STEP 3 Stir in the butter until it melts into the sauce and add the cream. 

STEP 4 Taste and adjust the seasoning (if needed). Garnish with chopped coriander and serve over rice or cauliflower rice.

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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken Curry

Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes

This rich butter chicken curry is so easy to make in your slow cooker. Serve with steamed rice and naan bread or cauliflower rice for a delicious Keto option.

4.57 from 16 votes

Print Rate

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Butter Chicken Recipe, Keto Butter Chicken, Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 665kcal

Ingredients

For the sauce

• ▢ 1 onion chopped finely
• ▢ 4 garlic cloves
• ▢ 400 g | 14oz tin chopped tomatoes
• ▢ 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional)
• ▢ 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger or ginger paste
• ▢ 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tsp garam masala
• ▢ 1 tsp ground cumin
• ▢ 1 tsp ground turmeric
• ▢ 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ ½ tsp cayenne

Butter Chicken

• ▢ 10 large skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes
• ▢ 113 g (½ cup) unsalted butter cubed
• ▢ 120 ml (½ cup) cream heavy / double cream
• ▢ fresh coriander (cilantro) to garnish
• ▢ salt and pepper to season to taste

Instructions

• Cut the chicken breasts into large cubes removing any large pieces of fat.
• Put all the sauce ingredients in a food processor and blitz to a smooth paste.
• Add the paste into your slow cooker and mix in the diced chicken.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or on LOW for 5 hours.
• Stir in the butter until it melts into the sauce and add the cream.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning (if needed). Garnish with chopped coriander and serve over rice or cauliflower rice.

Video

Notes

• The curry will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days.
• The sauce paste can be prepared in advance and frozen to use whenever you like!

Nutritional Info

Calories: 665kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 82g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 309mg | Sodium: 1085mg | Potassium: 1618mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1230IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg

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