This slow cooker chicken tikka masala recipe creates a richly flavoured curry with tender chicken. Best of all, you barely need to lift a finger! Using a slow cooker in this chicken tikka recipe is the perfect way to develop the flavour of delicious spices, and creates the most tender chicken. Simply throw everything into your slow cooker, and let it do the hard work for you.
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Ingredients
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Method
Combine chicken, tomatoes, onion and tikka masala paste in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker; cook, covered, on high, for 4 hours. Season to taste.
Serve curry drizzled with cream, topped with coriander.
What to serve with tikka masala
Serve this delicious curry with some fragrant jasmine rice or tender naan bread.
Want to make your own naan to serve with the curry? Find our simple naan recipe here.
What is chicken tikka masala?
In Indian cooking, the word masala loosely translates as ‘paste’; the word tikka refers to a bite-sized piece of meat, fish, vegetable, or in this case, chicken. A jar labelled tikka masala contains spices and oils, blended into a paste.
How to cook rice perfectly every time
For our Test Kitchen method for cooking rice perfectly every time, see this article. It covers methods for boiling, absorption and even cooking in the microwave.
Slow cooker chicken curry variation
For a different slow cooker chicken curry, try this vibrant Malaysian-inspired slow cooker curry.
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