Last Night's Recipe: Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala

This could turn into a new feature for supah.com I like testing out fun recipes in the kitchen! I tend to use the crock pot a lot because I like to slow cook a lot of stews & soups & misc. So here's what I did with Chicken Tikka Masala which is usually used as a sort of marinade for grilled chicken - it's re-purposed to be made in the crockpot!

Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala

1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast diced into large cubes
1 tablespoon dijon mustard (my substitution for mustard seed oil)
2 ounces milk
5 ounces natural yogurt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 small can of tomato sauce
5 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 can chopped green chilies
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons garam masala*
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Whisk together all of the ingredients minus chicken in your crockpot. Then mix in diced chicken. {{ FROM ORIGINAL RECIPE >> If you want to marinate at this point, place mixture into the fridge to marinate for 24 hours. It may not be safe to leave chicken which has previously been frozen for longer than 24 hours, but fresh chicken should be left to marinate for 48 hours for best results. If you do not wish to leave the chicken to marinate, simply continue to the next step.}} Turn the crockpot on low until the chicken is cooked throughout. Most people serve over Basmati rice (?), but I'm kinda weird - I would serve over some new potatoes had we had them in the house, instead - we had them with one of our staples: texas rolls (frozen dough that you thaw - let rise & then bake).

I would give this recipe 4/5 supah stars. Since it's the first try, I think next time it might be a 5. Over rice (even though i usually HATE rice) sounds like it would even everything out. The sauce was AWESOME and such a pretty color too. The yogurt makes everything nice & creamy and delish!

*= Note about the garam masala
Adam didn't find the garam masala at the store, so I threw together 1/4 tsps. of each of the following (if we had it in the spice rack), threw it into a coffee grinder and added it to the crock pot. All of the spices are supposed to have been roasted, but ... I'm no martha.
• coriander seeds
• nutmeg
• cardamom
• cumin seeds
• black peppercorns
• caraway seeds
• cloves
• cinnamon