Curry powder and a wide variety of spices balance the flavors beautifully in this slow cooker curry chicken. Garlic and onions add texture, while cilantro and green onions provide the perfect finish. Serve the chicken over hot boiled rice with steamed peas or broccoli.
I used chicken thighs in this dish, but a whole cut-up chicken is fine. If you use chicken breasts, avoid overcooking them. Dark meat chicken thighs hold up much better over the long cooking time.
Slow Cooker Curry Chicken
Curry powder and a variety of spices balance the flavors in this crock pot chicken curry. Garlic and onions are added, and cilantro and green onions provide the perfect finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Slow Cooker, Chicken Thighs, Curry
- Method: Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium onion
- 3 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- dash ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3 pounds chicken thighs, bone-in, skin removed (or 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, blended with 2 tablespoons cold water
- salt
- chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
- 2 green onions, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Peel the onion and slice it thinly. Mince the garlic cloves and grate the ginger root.
- In the slow cooker, combine the sliced onion, minced garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, cumin, red pepper flakes, curry powder, turmeric, cloves, and cardamom.
- Arrange the chicken pieces over the onion and spice mixture and pour the broth over the chicken. Cover and cook for about 6 hours, or until the chicken is tender. Remove the chicken to a serving dish and keep warm.
- Remove an discard the cinnamon stick. Taste the sauce mixture and add salt, as needed.
- Combine the cornstarch and cold water; stir until smooth. Add the cornstarch mixture to the crock pot and increase the setting to high. Cook until thickened. To serve, spoon the thickened sauce mixture over the chicken.