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Slowcooker Kashmiri Butter Chicken.

Uses very little butter, has a rich sauce and low calorie. Very authentic! Could be cooked on stove also.
Serves 4: Calories per serving: 301
2 onions quartered
3 garlic cloves
4cmfresh root ginger peeled (I use about 3tsp minced ginger).
I large red chilli halved, seeds discarded (I leave this out because of kids).
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs. ( i use breast)
1 tbsp sunflower oil.
25g butter
1tsp cumin seeds crushed
1tsp fennel seeds crushed
4 green cardamom pods crushed
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
300ml chicken stock
1tbsp light muscovado sugar
2 tbsp tomato puree
5 tbsp double cream (optional - I use 50% less fat cooking cream for cooking).
To garnish: 2tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves and flaked almonds (if desired).

Preheat slow cooker if your model requires it. Blend onions, garlic, ginger and chilli in a blender/processer (or chop v finely). Cut each chicken thigh into 4 pieces and brown using the oil. Remove to a plate. Melt butter in pan and add onion paste, cooking until it begins to colour. Stir in crushed seeds, crushed cardamom seeds and pods and ground spices. Cook for 1 minute, add stock, sugar, tomato puree, and salt. Bring to boil, stirring. Transfer chicken to slowcooker and pour sauce over. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-7hrs. Stir in cream if required before serving.

My kids love this too. The onion paste mix and spices could all be prepared the night before so just a quick fry and bring to the boil in the morning. I mix a larger quantity of the ground spices together and leave in a jar and then just add about a tbsp when making up the recipe.