Slow Cooker Chicken Tikki Masala
Homemade garam masala spices up this classic dish. Typically made in a tagine, my “tagine” is my slow cooker. Cream, yet spicy, this Slow Cooker Chicken Tikki Masala is great for any night of the week.
So, I ventured into the kitchen to make my own garam masala. It’s a work in progress. I will have a version soon pending photographs, but I’m sure I will continue to revisit and update this recipe until I make one that I LOVE! I didn’t have any garam masala to make this Slow Cooker Chicken Tikki Masala with, so I almost HAD to make my own if I wanted to make this recipe.
And I REALLY wanted to make this recipe. I’ve been seeing picture of tikki masala all over blogs, Pinterest, you name it. I just looks so…DELICIOUS!! How could you NOT want to make this meal? Just look at it’s bright color and creamy texture!!
That deep red color comes from all the tomatoes, the pasta and the paprika. I just ate, and it’s making me hungry to look at it. I’m not lying. Doesn’t it make you hungry? No? What’s wrong with you? KIDDING!
This was even fabulous for lunch the next day. It was one of those “I can’t wait for lunch” lunches. I’ve talked about those. I just ATE one of those lunches. You’ll just have to wait for #10DaysofTailgate to find out what it was. Or you can follow me on Instragram and see if you can figure it out. If you’re not already following me on Instagram, SHAME ON YOU! KIDDING! Sheesh…
If you don’t know about #10DaysofTailgate, I suggest you check out the Pinterest board for now and wait until the recipes start rolling in around September 20. There’s over 100 at last count!! Oh, and there MAY be giveaways. Shhh…I didn’t say that.
But, back to this dish. I had never made anything tikki before. I mean, I didn’t have a tagine so how could I make a tikki dish? Well, I thought I could use some artistic interpretations of the “tagine” and use my slow cooker. It’s been done hundreds of times before, so I felt I was in good company.
We came home to the house smelling AH-mazing!! I don’t know about you, but I’m addicted to anything middle eastern or Indian in nature as far as spices go. I would buy GALLONS of a perfume that had cumin, paprika, fennel, coriander, cinnamon as a base. If you make that, please let me know. I will buy it! Honestly, it’s crack for my nose. When I smell that, I KNOW something delicious is cooking and I’m in for a treat.
This dish IS a treat! It’s so simple yet so flavorful! You don’t have to make garam masala; you can buy it at the store, but once you have some it opens a who world of possibilities for traveling from your kitchen.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tikki Masala
Homemade garam masala spices up this classic dish. Typically made in a tagine, my "tagine" is my slow cooker. Cream, yet spicy, this Slow Cooker Chicken Tikki Masala is great for any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 cups thinly sliced onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 29 ounces tomato puree
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoons garam masala
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 whole bay leaves, crushed
- 1 cup fat free half and half
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 6 cups hot, cooked rice
Instructions
- Place the chicken and next 10 ingredients in the liner of a slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
- For the last 30 minutes, increase the temperature to high. Combine the half and half and the cornstarch and add to the chicken, stirring to combine. Cook 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Place 1 cup of rice on each of 6 plates and top with tikki masala.
PEP Counts – Yields 5 servings:
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Milk
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Veg
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Fruit
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Bread
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Meat
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Fat
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0
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2.5
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0
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3.6
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4.75
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0
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