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Lazy 3-Ingredient Butter Chicken

A lazy NZ takeaway style butter chicken made with tomato sauce and coconut cream slow-cooked until fall-apart tender. Sweet, spicy, and perfect for takeaway vibes made at home.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Kiwi
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gm chicken fillet (boneless thigh)
  • 1 can Pam’s Tomato sauce (or any brand)
  • 1 can Pam’s coconut cream (or any brand)
  • 1 tbsp Emperor curry powder (or any brand)

Equipment

  • 1 Chopping board
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Dice chicken and place in slow cooker.
  2. Add tomato sauce, coconut cream, and curry powder.
  3. Stir until combined and cook on auto or high for 4 hours.
  4. Serve on rice or with naan, and garnish with cilantro.

Notes

Tips:
1. You don’t have to use the slow cooker. You can use a regular saucepan of this recipe. Brown off chicken, add remaining ingredients, mix, and simmer for 20mins.
2. For more flavour add a second tablespoon of curry powder (I tend to do this), add extra spices, and veggies etc of choice.
3. You can substitute coconut cream for regular cream although in the slow cooker this will split. Cream works best for the stovetop version.