Coconut Chicken Tikka Masala - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, quartered
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon chopped green chile pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Cornish hen, skinned and cut into small pieces
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon tandoori masala (Indian curry powder)
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Preparation

Place onion, garlic, ginger, and green chile pepper in a food processor; process into a coarse paste.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion paste; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
Mix Cornish hen, yogurt, tandoori masala, and salt together in a bowl. Add to the skillet; cook and stir until hen is fairly dry, about 10 minutes.
Transfer hen mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in coconut milk, all but 1 teaspoon cilantro, and mint. Cook on Low until flavors combine, about 2 hours.
Garnish with reserved 1 teaspoon cilantro.