Keto Butter Chicken
Butter chicken is another one of those quintessential Indian dishes that you will find the world over in Indian restaurants. It’s not always Keto friendly though given that some recipes call for sugar and it does use a fair amount of onion and tomato which pushes up the carb count. I decided to amp up the regular butter chicken and turn it into a Keto treat. In my recipe I skipped the tomatoes to create a ‘white’ butter chicken. The standard recipe calls for tomatoes and also is reddish in colour. Anyway enough jibber jabber, enjoy the recipe.
Butter chicken for days
Well if you are looking for something more like the original butter chicken with that rich tomato flavour then try my original recipe here. I’ve also got a Bacon butter chicken and a butter chicken wings recipe. So give these a go and tell me which one is your favourite. If you are a vegetarian you can easily sub the chicken for Paneer and get yourself a Paneer Makhani.
Nutrition Info (Per serving)
- Calories: 642
- Net Carbs: 5g
- Carbs: 6g
- Fat: 54g
- Protein: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
This recipe makes 2 serving. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.
- 250 grams Boneless chicken legs and thighs
- 100 ml Heavy Cream
- 50 grams Butter I recommend this one
- 1 tbsp Ghee I recommend this
- 2 tbsp Tandoori Masala I recommend this one
- 1 Onion blitzed into a paste
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste I recommend this one http://geni.us/gingergarlicpaste
- 1/2 Lime juice
- Fresh Coriander
- Salt to Taste
- Kasuri Mehti/Fenugreek Leaves I recommend this one
- Chop the chicken into bite size pieces and marinate with ghee, salt, Tandoori Masala and lime juice
- Melt 10 grams of butter on a high heat and sautee the chicken.
- Once caramelized and cooked, set aside.
- In the same pan melt 30 grams of butter
- Add the onion paste and ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes
- Add the resting juices and oils from the pre cooked chicken
- Cook for 1 minute and add the chicken
- Add the fenugreek or kasuri methi
- Add the fresh cream and turn off the gas
- Garnish with coriander and the remaining butter.
- Serve however you like!
There are a couple of other brands of Tandoori Masala available. I would suggest checking them out. There is an organic tandoori masala available and also another brand called Rajah. For the fenugreek leaves as well here is another option to try.
8 Comments
Arlene Van Dyke
March 4, 2018 at 8:56 pmSahil, I tried searching for the Butter Chicken on MyFitnessPal and it doesn’t come up. Then I tried using the link from your web site but it won’t let me log it in. I then copied the recipe and saved it under recipes and the carbs were a lot higher than on your web site?
Deepika Pillai
March 25, 2018 at 6:11 pmmade this last night and turned out to be THE BEST BUTTER CHICKEN I’VE EVER TASTED. THANKS SAHIL!
Sahil Makhija
March 26, 2018 at 3:10 amGlad to hear that.
Joe
June 17, 2018 at 3:46 amAbsolutely wonderful! Very quick and easy. Shocked at how delicious and easy this was. Usually i will spend all day in the kitchen to make an indian dish. Will definitely be making this again.
Smetha
November 13, 2018 at 11:41 amThis recipe was a real hit – thank you very much. I think it’s the methi that makes all the difference. Thank you for all your wonderful work.
Bosty
October 13, 2019 at 11:21 pmYour other butter chicken recipes call for 450 grams of chicken. Is this one supposed to be only 250 grams of chicken?
Sahil Makhija
October 14, 2019 at 2:18 amYes that’s correct. That is why it makes only 2 servings.
myriam
June 20, 2020 at 9:03 pmLa meilleure recette cétogène, hyper bon, meilleur que la version originale à la tomate. A manger avec des naans au fromage: un régal !!! Difficile de s’arrêter…