This slow cooker goat curry is one of my most popular recipes on the blog, and everyone who tries it seems to love it! Slow-cooking goat meat with Indian spices results in a perfectly tender, juicy, and flavorful curry.
(Update: a lot of you are asking about an Instant Pot version of this recipe – you can find my Instant Pot Goat Curry!)
What is Goat Curry?
Whenever I make this slow cooker goat curry, I make sure to relish every bite of it. It disappears quickly around here. The sauce is full of flavor, and the meat, when cooked slow, becomes perfectly tender and juicy.
If you haven’t had goat meat before, you’re in for a treat. Goat meat is prevalent in North India; it’s more popular than lamb or beef. My parents were both born in North India, and they ate goat meat once a week. Neither of them tried lamb until they moved to the States. Growing up, my mom cooked goat meat very often at our house. Unfortunately, I missed out on too many of those tasty meals. When I was younger, I’d turn my nose up at anything other than chicken breast. Oh, how times have changed (for the better). If you’ve never eaten goat meat, I encourage you to give it a try. It’s fairly similar to lamb or beef, and when cooked properly, it’s fantastic.
How to Make Goat Curry
When you make this goat curry recipe, add all of the ingredients listed below to your crockpot except for the tomatoes, water, and garam masala. You’ll add these three things an hour before serving. You don’t want to add any liquid to start because you want the onions to caramelize in the crockpot. It’ll make for a more tasty masala.
Set the slow cooker on high for four hours, stirring every hour or so to make sure nothing burns. After four hours, you’ll add the final ingredients and let it all stew together for another hour or until the meat is falling apart. Serve it with my Plain Basmati Rice or use my Paleo Naan, or Paleo Roti to help you scoop up this deliciously spiced, melt-in-your-mouth goat meat curry.
If you’re feeling adventurous, give this a try. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you.
For those who already eat and enjoy goat meat, I’d love it if you’d leave a comment letting others know why you like goat meat (and also what you think of my recipe!) 🙂
And I’m guessing that since you’ve read this far, you’re probably a fan of Indian food? If so, check out my cookbooks for even more recipes!
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds goat meat
- 4 whole cloves or a pinch of ground cloves
- 2 cardamom pods or a pinch of ground cardamom
- 2 red onions chopped
- 1 ½ inch knob fresh ginger minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1-2 Serrano pepper minced
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 2 teaspoons salt adjust to taste
- 2 teaspoons Kashmiri chili powder or Paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon cayenne to taste
Add later:
- 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon garam masala to taste
- ½ – 1 cup water depending on how thick you’d like the curry
Instructions
- In a coffee grinder, finely grind cloves and cardamom.
- In crock pot, add all ingredients listed except tomatoes, water and garam masala (you will add this at the end).
- Set to high and cook for 4 hours – stirring the curry every hour or so.
- After four hours, add tomatoes, garam masala and water. Cook on high for another hour or until the meat is tender.
Notes
- You don’t need to add liquid in this recipe until the very end. The goat meat releases its own liquid! The reason you don’t want to add water in the beginning is because you want the onions to caramelize in the crockpot. It’ll make for a more tasty masala. Trust the recipe as written 😉
- you can use boneless or bone-in goat stew meat. Typically we get goat leg cut into pieces.
- Looking for an instant pot version of this recipe? You can find my instant pot goat curry here.
Surabhi says
Hi Ashley,
I want to use this in slow cook.mode on instant pot – will that be 5 hrs too ?
Stacy T says
This goat curry is flavorful and easy to make; it’s sure to be a regular at our house. It was a lovely, warm blend of spices that pleased the whole family. The goat was tender and complimented the rich sauce perfectly. I might just make it again tomorrow!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Stacy, I’m happy to hear that! Thank you for letting me know how much you and your family liked this 🙂
Swee L says
One of the best goat curry recipe. My family loves it. I have cooked this several times and enjoy it each time.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
I’m so glad to hear that your family loves the goat curry! Thanks for letting me know how much you like this 🙂
AM says
Hi Ashley, can I make this is the instant pot using the slow cook setting?
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi, I’ve only tested this using the high-pressure setting – I haven’t heard great things about the slow cook setting so I haven’t used that much myself. I do have a slow cooker version of this though if you have one of those!
Surabhi says
Hi,
Interested to know if you tried the slow cooker on instant pot and how muc time did it take
Sarah says
I made this in my instant pot under slow cooking mode and it came out great. I also added the fenugreek leaves. I did not need to add water to it though. I was wondering, can I make this with chicken instead?
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Sarah, I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out 🙂 I haven’t tried this exact recipe with chicken – but I do have an excellent chicken curry with similar flavors that you might like: https://myheartbeets.com/chicken-curry/
Jethro Williams says
Made this curry on the weekend and it was absolutly delicious. Had all the family over and it was a great hit! I love goat as it has a unique flavour unlike beef or lamb.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Jethro, so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know that it was hit!
Sue says
Your goat curry is absolutely fabulous I would love more slow cooker recipes. I don’t have an instant pot. Sue
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Sue, I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out for you 🙂
Nico B. says
OMG!!! This is it!!! The flavor is off the chain!!! I followed the recipe as instructed & I don’t need anymore time (It’s already been 3.5hrs on high in my 6qt Crockpot. I like to have a little bite to my meat. This recipe is SUPER GREAT!!! THANK YOU!!! 😀
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Nico, so happy to hear that! Thank you for letting me know how much you like this recipe!!
Toni says
This is the second time using this recipe. The first time made it a little spicy. My fault. Got excited and went crazy with chilli. This time made it to recipe, less heat and it is delicious. The smell alone is mouth watering. I use both goat and lamb curry pieces with bone in. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how much you like this 🙂