Easy, exotic, and flavorful!
- 1 lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
- 1 large or 2 medium cans crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
- 1 onion, diced (1/3 cup or so)
- 1 cup greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1-2 tbsp olive or canola oil
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp minced garlic (4 cloves)
- 1/2 tsp chili garlic paste or other hot sauce (optional)
- salt and black pepper to taste
- cooked rice and/or naan for serving
Place chicken and onion in slow cooker; drizzle with oil. Add seasonings and stir well to coat. Pour in tomato sauce and sugar and stir. Cook all day on low or 4 hours on high. (For stove top preparation, saute onions in oil; add chicken and spices. When chicken is cooked through, stir in tomato sauce and sugar and simmer covered for 15-20 minutes.)
In medium bowl, stir together yogurt or sour cream and cornstarch; add a little of the sauce from the pot to temper, then stir creamy mixture into pot. Add extra seasonings if needed; serve when heated through, with desired sides.
[For Instant Pot, use only 1 medium can of tomatoes or sauce; saute chicken and onion in Pot on high until mostly cooked, then add rest of ingredients (except yogurt/sour cream mixture) and Pressure Cook for 7 minutes with a 10 minutes natural release. Continue as above.]
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Reblogged this on The Tony Burgess Blog and commented:
This is what we had for dinner tonight. It was delish and a nice Indian dish for a Thursday.
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Yum, yum, yum. I love Indian and this is one of my favorites. Usually though I cheat and buy the premade sauce but this actually doesn’t sound too hard. Thanks 🙂
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I like to cook (obviously, since I have a recipe blog) so I actually had all these spices on hand!
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I’ve got most of them too. You’re the first food blog I’ve followed! 🙂
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I love Tikka Masala. I have never made it but this is an easy recipe so I will hopefully try it soon!
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It’s easy both methods! Let me know if you do make it and how it goes!
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I will!
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awww… i get to eat this so many times but however much I eat it, it seems less. love this chicken dish. ❤
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