If you’ve never had keto butter chicken before then you are in for a treat! Butter Chicken is a mildly spiced Indian curry dish that is easy to make and packed full of flavor. This keto butter chicken doesn’t disappoint.
You can have dinner on the table in just 30 minutes with this quick and easy recipe. Start by melting butter in a large skillet. Add onions and saute until they are lightly golden, about 3-4 minutes. Next, add ginger and garlic, then cook for an additional minute until fragrant. Stir the tomato paste in to the onion mixture.
Now, add the chicken to the hot pan. Sprinkle with garam masala, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5-6 minutes, tossing periodically in order to brown all sides of the chicken.
Slowly add the heavy cream and stir to incorporate all of the ingredients. Simmer on low for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened. I love to serve keto butter chicken over top of sautéed cauliflower rice and garnish it with cilantro for a fresh, bright flavor.
Another great thing about this dish is that it reheats really well as leftovers. Like chili, Butter Chicken is sometimes even better the second day! You can store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2-3 days. (Sidenote: it never lasts that long in our house!)
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- 🔪 Prep 10 mins
- 🔥 Cook 20 mins
- ⏱ Total 30 mins
- 🍽 Yield 4 people
Ingredients
Instructions
3 steps- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until they are lightly golden, for about 3-4 minutes. Add ginger and garlic, then cook for an additional minute until fragrant.
- Stir the tomato paste in to the onion mixture. Next, add the chicken to the hot pan. Sprinkle with garam masala, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5-6 minutes, tossing periodically in order to brown all sides of the chicken.
- Slowly add the heavy cream and stir to incorporate all of the ingredients. Simmer on low for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees and sauce has thickened. Serve over cauliflower rice and garnish with cilantro.
You’ll find more simple, delicious chicken recipes here. This Salsa Chicken recipe is a spicy flavor-packed meal too! This Curry Chicken Salad is another family favorite.
12 Comments
Kim A
February 28, 2020 at 6:09 pmThis was delicious! My 5 year old loved it and gave it 2 thumbs up, and even my husband (who thinks he doesn’t like indian food) said it was really good. I even got a spoon to scrape up all the leftover sauce. I will absolutely be making this again!
Angela
March 8, 2020 at 8:02 amThis was fantastic! I didn’t bother ricing my cauliflower, just steamed a head and served as a side. I wanted to thank you especially for just getting to the recipes in your posts. I do not have time or patience to read 10 paragraphs and scroll past 10 pictures of the food, I just want to plan my meals and then cook!
Sonia Sharp
May 1, 2020 at 4:02 pmYum Yum! It was delicious. It was easy to make because I don’t have much patience when cooking. I’m so glad I found the recipe to get my Indian Food fix during this pandemic.
Alicia G Carrillo
May 3, 2020 at 10:15 amCan you make it without the garam masala? I don’t know what it is!
Suzanne
May 4, 2020 at 1:20 pmHi Alicia, garam masala is the main flavor in this dish so it really wouldn’t be butter chicken without it. You can find it in the spice aisle in most grocery stores.
ALICIA
May 21, 2020 at 4:42 pmGot it! I ordered from Amazon! Can’t wait to make it!!!
Alicia
May 24, 2020 at 11:36 amThis is the most delicious recipe ever! My family almost licked their plates!!! This will become a favorite weekly dish!
And it is so very easy to make!
lee
June 6, 2020 at 11:03 amReally tasty and simple to follow, better than a take-away and will have again, goes really well with Coconut Keto Naan-
Shannon
July 15, 2020 at 7:23 amI made this last night. It was spicy which was a surprise as I usually think of butter chicken as a mild dish but I love spicy and it was fantastic. I added some fresh spinach at the end and otherwise the sauce color and consistency looked just like your photo. I’ll definitely be adding this to my regular dishes. Thank you, Suzanne!
Cindy
August 16, 2020 at 5:51 pmThis was amazing!! Putting this on our rotation of monthly meals. Flavors were spot on!
Suzanne
August 18, 2020 at 5:38 amThank you!
Trudi Svenson
October 19, 2020 at 8:12 amSO good! All of my family loved it! Thank you Suzanne! My son-in-law kept asking .. is this curry? (he hates curry, and ate two full plates! 🙂