Keto Chicken Pulao (Keto Pilaf)
I’m just a poor Biryani nobody loves me
I’m not sure if it’s just me but at least in India, pualo has always sort of been the poor man’s biryani. It’s also what biryani purists tell their vegetarian friends to call their “veg” biryani. The phrase ‘there is nothing like ve biryani, it’s called pulao’ has always made the pulao looked down upon. In fact in my opinion it’s probably something I prefer to biryani. It’s a one pot wonder that’s quick and easy to cook and full of flavour. Granted it’s not quite the royal feel of a biryani with layers of meat and rice and saffron and fried onions etc but it’s got it’s own bang for buck. Anyway enjoy the recipe.
What’s in a Biryani?
I’ve done a Keto Biryani recipe. Though my personal favourite is boneless mutton, I made it with chicken given how long it takes mutton to cook. It would require separate cooking and then pairing with the cauliflower rice. I digress, we’re talking pulao. You can make this any way you like. You can throw in veggies, paneer, some pork even, chorizo and you’ve got a meal fit for a king. One of my first cauliflower rice recipes was a chorizo pulao. Give that a try too.
Nutrition Info (Per serving)
- Calories: 456
- Net Carbs: 7g
- Carbs: 12g
- Fat: 27g
- Protein: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
This recipe makes 2 servings. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.
Keto Chicken Pulao (Keto Pilaf)
Ingredients
- 300 grams Cauliflower Rice
- 300 grams Boneless Chicken Leg and Thigh Meat
- 60 grams Tomato Chopped
- 50 grams Diced Red Onion
- 2 Tbsp Ghee Try this one
- 1 Cinnamon Stick Buy Online
- 1 Bay Leaf Buy Online
- 3 Cloves Buy Online
- 3 Green Cardamons Buy Online
- 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds Buy Online
- 1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste Try this one
- 1/2 Tsp Tumeric Powder Try this one
- 1/2 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder Try this one
- 1 Tsp Coriander Powder Try this one
- 50 ml Water
- Coriander for Garnish
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Heat up your ghee in a frying pan and fry the whole spices
- Once they start to sizzle add in the onions and cook till translucent and then add in the ginger and garlic paste and cook some more
- Add in all the powdered spices and fry for a minute before adding in the chicken and the tomato
- Season to taste and stir fry
- Add some water to make a gravy
- Pour the riced cauliflower over the curry and season once more and cover and cook for 5 minutes
- After 5 minutes open and mix everything well and cover and cook till the cauliflower is nice and tender
- Finish with fresh coriander and serve.
The cauliflower rice you’ve added is cooked already or you add the one taken directly from the food processor..??
Directly from the food processor.
1) Do you actually eat the cinnamon sticks, bay leaf and cloves? (or should you leave them on the plate/pull them out before you add the chicken)
2) Is there an acceptable substitute for cardamon? That stuff is hard to find.
hey you can leave out the cardamom. Also we normally pull out the whole spices while we are eating the dish right at the end. You don’t eat them.
Are you using cooked chicken meat? Thanks
No Maria, it’s raw meat.
u r amazing
Made it tonight and loved it – thanks!
What if we use Konjac rice instead of Cauliflower rice. What would be the total amount of carbohydrates and calories?
You will have to calculate that yourself using some app. I don’t know that off hand.
Hello, we are 22 days into the Keto diet and decided to make this as we had cravings for something spicy. This done the trick – it was scrumptious. You’re a genius !
How does yours not come out watery? Mine got pretty watery after I added the cauliflower. 🙁
You can pre-cook the cauliflower rice.
How would the recipe change if I left out the chicken (so it’s vegetarian)?
So just skip the chicken, everything remains the same. You can swap chicken out with some paneer or tofu or even a nice vegetable like eggplant cut into nice chunks.