Pakistani Street Food
Chicken Karahi is a famous Pakistani street food dish. I never really looked into Pakistani cuisine till recently when I saw Mark Wiens Pakistan Food & Travel Vlog. He roamed the streets eating what looked like some of the most delicious and flavourful food I’ve seen. What really sucked me in as well I guess was all the food being quite meat heavy. As you all know I do love my meat. Anyway taking inspiration from his videos I started looking into Pakistani food and found inspiration to make some Keto Pakistani food.
Today’s recipe of chicken karahi is a street food favourit. It’s made in a karahi which is a wok, we call it kadai in India. This is a karahi which has no handles and the vendors hold it with some tongs. I mean you should just watch some of Mark’s vlogs to experience it. Anyway this is my Keto chicken Karahi and I hope you like it.
What do I eat Chicken Karahi with?
Since we’re on Keto I generally recommend three things. Definitely my number 1 choice is the Keto naan, simple, easy and versatile. Option 2 is cauliflower rice which if you don’t know how to make just click here. And finally you can do what’s my favourite, eat with your hands or a spoon. Anyway jokes aside I do hope you enjoy the recipe.
Nutrition Info (Per serving)
- Calories: 515
- Net Carbs: 3g
- Carbs: 4g
- Fat: 40
- Protein: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
This recipe makes 6 servings. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.
- 1 Kg Chicken Cut into curry pieces
- 400 grams Tomato
- 10 grams Ginger Garlic Paste
- 3 Green Chilies
- 100 grams Yogurt
- 5 Tbsp Ghee Order online
- 1 Tbsp Butter Try this
- 1 Tbsp Coriander
- 1 Tsp Cumin Powder Order online
- 1 Tsp Coriander Powder Order online
- 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder Order online
- 1/2 Tsp Tumeric Order online
- 1 Tsp Pepper Powder Order online
- 1 Tsp Garam Masala Order online
- 1 Tsp Kasuri Meth/Dried Fenugreek Leaves Order online
- 10 grams Julien Ginger
- 1 Tsp Salt
- Heat the ghee in a karahi/kadai/wok and season with the salt. Then turn the heat up to high and add the chicken. Fry till most of the pink flesh has turned white and then add in the ginger and garlic paste.
- Continue cooking the chicken till the garlic and ginger is fragrant and the meat is starting to brown. Chop the tomatoes in half and add them to the karahi/kadai/wok. Now at this point you can cover it and cook it like I did or you can add maybe half a cup of water and let it cook uncovered.
- Cook till the tomatoes soften and you can pull off all the skin. Then smash the tomatoes with the back of your spoon to almost puree it. Now add in all the spices, the cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, tumeric, black pepper powder and the garam masala. Give it all a good mix and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Next you add in the kasuri methi, two of the 3 green chillies and the yogurt and mix well. If you like it spice then chop the chilies before adding it. Cook uncovered on a high heat till the gravy has thickened to a consistency you like. Normally karahi doesn't have much gravy and it's nice and thick.
- Once it's cooked to your liking then add in the butter, the coriander and the juliens of ginger. And give it a final good mix and serve with the last green chili chopped and sprinkled on top.
5 Comments
Vikash Gaurav
December 7, 2020 at 8:38 amI tried this and it turned out to be AMAZING!!!
Thank you for the recipe.
Millie
December 10, 2020 at 11:44 pmThese ideas are fantastic. I’ve been tossing up whether to give keto a shot for a long time. These recipe ideas are making the decisions so much easier haha. Thank you for your inspirational work. Also, perhaps anyone has come across this keto recipe ebook that I’m trying out. Baby steps though lol. Any thoughts? You can access it for free here: https://bit.ly/3qMX3EI
Linda
February 11, 2021 at 10:08 amSahil, I love your recipes but the background music is super stressful to listen to while watching you create Keto magic in your kitchen. I am definitely going to try this yummy looking chicken dish.
Mehreen
June 2, 2021 at 3:17 pmHi sail. Love your website. I do keto and always crave desi food and your recipes make me feel like I’m close to home.
this is lovely… exactly all the ingredients we use here in Pakistan. Just one suggestion to lift the flavor: use freshly crushed coriander seeds, cumin seeds and black pepper.
Sahil Makhija
June 3, 2021 at 2:23 amThank you I will do that for sure!!