Healthy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

This is a super easy, lightened-­up creamy butter chicken right in the crockpot ­- it's less calories and has all the taste!  I know that if you look at the recipe and see no butter or cream you'll ask, "How can it be butter chicken with no butter?!"
Well you have to try this.
My wife and I constantly search for recipes that are healthier versions of our favorite dishes.  We want the flavor without the guilt and worry.  Its important to us that we teach our boys the importance of a healthy lifestyle.  Its fitting that we tried this recipe on the eve of the 2016 MLB Allstar game because this dish hits it out of the park!

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed 
• 1 onion, diced 
• 1 (14­ounce) can light coconut milk 
• 1 (6­ounce) can tomato paste 
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour 
• 2 teaspoons garam masala (maybe add some tandoori masala as well)
• 1 teaspoon curry powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more, to taste 
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder (I suggest twice the ginger and use minced instead of powdered)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 
• 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2­inch pieces 
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves 

Instructions:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. 
• Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2­3 minutes. 
• Stir in coconut milk, tomato paste, flour, garam masala, curry powder, chili powder and ginger powder until well combined and slightly thickened, about 1­2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. 
• Place chicken into a slow cooker. 
• Add sauce mixture and gently toss to combine. 
• Cover and cook on low heat for 5 hours. 
• Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro, if desired.