Indian Tomato Chicken

original recipe from allrecipes.com, submitted by SHECOOKS2

See my changes below.

INGREDIENTS:

1 large onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 slice fresh ginger root 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 6 skinless chicken thighs 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Place onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and process into a paste. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add onion paste and saute, stirring continuously, for about 10 minutes.
2.	Stir in the cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and nutmeg. Saute, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes. Place chicken pieces in skillet and stir them around with the spice mixture until they are well coated.
3.	Saute for another 4 minutes, then pour in the tomatoes with liquid and stir. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 to 2 hours, or until the oil has separated from the liquid. Stir occasionally. (Note: If you simmer uncovered, the sauce will thicken; add water, or keep covered while simmering.)

I didn't have time to do the recipe as written when I made this last week.  So, I basically put everything in my slow cooker and turned it to low for 8-9 hours.  I didn't do step one at all.  I really tossed everything in to the slow cooker and let that do all the work!  I had to shred the chicken a little and mix it with the sauce before serving.  It was very easy.  

I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  I also used about a 1/2 tsp ground ginger in place of the ginger root.  I doubled the tomatoes and spices and served this over basmati rice.  

We have a world map in our home.  While we ate this we identified India on the map since the recipe and rice was from there.  The boys were amazed the rice could make it all the way to our house from India!  

Husband rating:  2 stars

My rating:  4 stars

Boys said: thumbs up