Chicken Coconut Curry {Crock Pot}

Do you love curry? Do you love your crock pot? Do you love curry in a crockpot? I do! This is a super easy curry recipe that takes practically no time to make (aside from the actual cooking time, of course). We have no indian food restaurants where I live and that's just sad. So this is what I've found to a get a little indian curry fix. The basmati rice you see, is cooked with turmeric to get that great yellow color and some peas were thrown in too. Notes on that cooking process at the end of the curry recipe. We serve this with homemade naan, which is delicious indian flat bread, and I'll share that recipe later this week (I'm headed out of town to a lovely land with lots of great restaurants and have about this many-ZERO-meals planned. Cooking is great, but breaks are even better!) In conclusion, this meal=SO GOOD!

Chicken Coconut Curry {Crock Pot}

(From a recipe off tastykitchen.com)

2 large chicken breasts, chunked

1 whole onion, peeled chunked

1 whole small green bell pepper, chunked

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste

1 can (14 oz.) coconut milk

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 T curry powder

1 T garam masala (indian spice mix)

2 T water

1 1/2 T cornstarch

Cilantro for garnish

hot cooked basmati rice for serving

Place chicken cubes in slow cooker. Place remaining ingredients--minus water, cornstarch, and cilantro--in food processor and blend until mostly smooth. Pour sauce over chicken. Cook covered on low for 6 hours. About an hour before serving, check consistency and if you want it thicker mix water and cornstarch in small bowl and stir into crock pot. Serve garnished with cilantro and over basmati rice.

Optional Basmati Rice recipe:

2 cups basmati rice

4 cups water

4 T butter

1 T turmeric

frozen peas, optional

Bring water, butter, and turmeric to a boil over high heat. Stir in basmati rice and put on lid. Turn heat off and let sit, untouched for 20 minutes. Remove lid after 20 minutes and stir with fork. Add frozen peas if desired and replace lid for a bit while peas defrost and warm. Stir again and serve.