Creamy Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Naan bread
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Who doesn’t love Keto Butter Chicken? Indian food is one of my favorites, especially with naan bread, which can be difficult on a keto diet. Therefore I made this Indian Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Garlic Naan Bread or a Keto Cheese Naan. Each serving of Butter Chicken with Naan, contains on average 11 grams of carbs.
What is Butter Chicken?
Indian Butter Chicken, also called Murgh Makhani, was invented by Kundan lal Gujral in the 1950s. He was the owner of a popular restaurant named Moti Mahal in Delhi.
Butter Chicken Curry contains pieces of grilled chicken (tandoori chicken) that are cooked in a smooth buttery & creamy tomato-based sauce.
This Indian Butter Chicken Recipe is adjusted to make it lower in calories. The Naan Breads are made from coconut flour, psyllium husk and olive oil. I made both a keto cheese naan and a keto garlic naan.
For the best flavor marinate the chicken overnight.
How to make Keto Butter Chicken?
To make Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Naan Bread, you can follow these 4 steps:
Ingredients Keto Butter Chicken
The ingredients for this delicious low-carb Butter Chicken recipe are listed below. Furthermore, the ingredients for a Keto Cheese Naan and Keto Garlic Naan are presented.
Butter Chicken Marinade
- 750 grams / 1½ pound of chicken breast
- 150 grams / ½ cup of Greek Yogurt (full fat)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp turmeric (curcuma)
- 2 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
- 1 tbsp ginger (freshly grated or ½ tbsp ginger powder)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 2 cloves of garlic
Keto Butter Chicken Curry
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1¼ tbsp of double concentrated tomato paste
- 230 ml / 1 cup of heavy whip cream
- 1 tbsp of erythritol
- 1 ¼ tsp (Himalayan) salt
Base Keto Naan Bread
- 60 grams / ½ cup coconut flour
- 1½ tbsp psyllium husk
- 2 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 237 - 355 ml / 1 - 1½ cup of water (boiled)
- ¼ tsp (Himalayan) salt
Keto Cheese Naan
- 100 grams shredded Mozzarella, Gouda or Gruyere cheese
Keto Garlic Naan
- 1 clove of garlic
- Few fresh leaves of parsley
- 30 grams butter - melted
- Pinch of (Himalayan) salt
Equipment
- Skillet or Wok
- Bowl to marinate the chicken
- Frying pan (non-stick)
- Parchment paper
- Grater (for the ginger)
Macro Overview Low Carb Butter Chicken
In the below table, you can find an overview of the macros in this Keto Butter Chicken Recipe. You can find an estimate of the number of carbohydrates, protein, and fat per ingredient and in total. This recipe yields 3 portions of curry and 6 naan breads.
As you can see, each Keto Butter Chicken dish with one Keto Cheese Naan contains on average 11.2 grams of carbs, 62.5 grams of protein, and 43.7 grams of fat.
One serving of low-carb Butter Chicken curry with one Keto Garlic Naan contains on average 11.0 grams of carbs, 58.4 grams of protein, and 42.7 grams of fat.
Step by Step Instructions
Here are the step-by-step instructions to make this Indian Butter Chicken recipe with low-carb naan bread.
1. Marinate the chicken
First of all, cut the chicken breast into smaller bite-size chunks. Grate the garlic and ginger (if you use fresh ginger).
Secondly, add all the herbs and spices to a bowl and give it a good mix. Add the Greek yogurt and stir until well combined. Next, pour in the lemon juice.
Then add the chicken chunks to the marinade. Ensure all the chicken pieces are covered in the marinade. Cover the bowl with cling film and place the chicken in the fridge.
Ideally, you should marinate the chicken overnight or for about 3 hours.
2. Make the Keto Butter Chicken Curry
Once the chicken has been marinated for a while, we can start making the Keto Butter Chicken Curry.
Melt the butter in a large frying pan or wok. Place the marinated chicken chunks in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes. The chicken should be fried (white or orange in this case) on all sides.
Add the tomato puree, heavy cream, erythritol sugar, and salt. Stir well.
Then, turn down the heat to low and simmer the curry for about 20 minutes. Stir regularly.
Once the curry is done, taste it to see if you need more salt, chili, or erythritol sugar.
3. Prepare the Keto Naan Bread
First, we will make the base of the keto naan bread.
Boil the water in a water boiler or pan. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then, add the olive or coconut oil. Give it a good stir.
Slowly add some of the boiling water (start with about 237 ml / 1 cup and stir thoroughly.
Let the dough soak up the water and let it rise for about minutes. The dough will turn firm fairly quickly but will stay flexible.
It should resemble the consistency of clay. If you find it’s too runny, then add more psyllium husk (start with 1/8 tsp) until the dough feels right. If it’s too firm, add a bit more boiling water.
Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 6 pieces. Form small balls and press them flat for normal naan bread with your hands on parchment paper.
If you want a bit more excitement in your naan bread, then follow these instructions to make cheese or garlic naan bread.
Keto Cheese Naan
For Keto Cheese Naan, flatten the naan bread with your hands on parchment paper. You can also use a rolling pin, but do not make the dough too thin otherwise, it might break.
Place the shredded cheese on top of the naan and fold the dough from the middle. Press the edges and flatten the naan bread a bit more.
Heat up some butter or olive oil in the frying pan on medium heat. The easiest way is to open the parchment paper and place the naan bread in the pan. Then peel off the parchment paper from the top.
Fry the naan bread on each side at least for 5 to 10 minutes. It took quite a while to ensure the dough was cooked inside.
The naan should be golden brown and will firm up more once outside the pan.
Keto Garlic Naan
To make Keto Garlic Naan Bread we use the Keto Naan base.
Then melt the butter in the microwave or saucepan. Cut the parsley and press or cut the cloves of garlic into little pieces.
Add the garlic, fresh parsley, and salt to the butter and mix well.
Fry the naan bread in the pan until golden brown (for at least 5 to 10 minutes on each side).
Once ready, add a few teaspoons of the garlic parsley butter mixture on top of the naan bread.
4. Serve the Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Naan Bread
It’s time to serve the low-carb Butter Chicken with either the Keto Cheese Naan or Keto Garlic Naan.
If you have watched your carb intake during the day, so can eat one serving of Butter Chicken with 2 pieces of naan bread.
This recipe yields 3 servings of Keto Butter Chicken and 6 Keto Naans.
One serving of Butter Chicken with one Keto Cheese Naan contains on average 11.2 grams of carbs, 62.5 grams of protein, and 43.7 grams of fat.
One serving of low-carb Butter Chicken with one Garlic Naan contains on average 11.0 grams of carbs, 58.4 grams of protein, and 42.7 grams of fat.
If you love Indian Curry, then try our Keto Tikka Masala next time!
In the mood for a dessert? These Keto Chocolate Lava Cakes are ready in 10 minutes!
Keto Butter Chicken
Who doesn’t love Keto Butter Chicken? Indian food is one of my favorites, especially with naan bread, which can be difficult on a keto diet. Therefore I made this Indian Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Garlic Naan Bread or a Keto Cheese Naan. This recipe yields 3 servings of curry and 6 keto pieces of naan bread. Each serving of Butter Chicken with one Naan contains on average 11 grams of carbs.
Ingredients
Butter Chicken Marinade
- 750 grams / 1½ pound of chicken breast
- 150 grams / ½ cup of Greek Yogurt (full fat)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp turmeric (Curcuma)
- 2 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
- 1 tbsp ginger (freshly grated or ½ tbsp ginger powder)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 2 cloves of garlic
Keto Butter Chicken Curry
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1¼ tbsp of double concentrated tomato paste
- 230 ml / 1 cup of heavy whip cream
- 1 tbsp of erythritol
- 1 ¼ tsp (Himalayan) salt
Base Keto Naan Bread
- 60 grams / ½ cup coconut flour
- 1½ tbsp psyllium husk
- 2 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 237 - 355 ml / 1 - 1½ cup of water (boiled)
- ¼ tsp (Himalayan) salt
Keto Cheese Naan
- 100 grams shredded Mozzarella, Gouda, or Gruyere cheese
Keto Garlic Naan
- 1 clove of garlic
- Few fresh leaves of parsley
- 30 grams butter - melted
- Pinch of (Himalayan) salt
Equipment
- Skillet or Wok
- Bowl to marinate the chicken
- Frying pan (non-stick)
- Parchment paper
- Grater (for the ginger)
Instructions
1. Marinate the chicken
- First of all, cut the chicken breast into smaller bite-size chunks.
- Grate the garlic and ginger (if you use fresh ginger).
- Secondly, add all the herbs and spices to a bowl and give it a good mix.
- Add the Greek yogurt and stir until well combined. Next, pour in the lemon juice.
- Then add the chicken chunks to the marinade. Ensure all the chicken pieces are covered in the yogurt.
- Cover the bowl with cling film and place the marinated chicken in the fridge.
- Ideally, you should marinate the chicken overnight or for about 3 hours.
2. Make the Keto Butter Chicken Curry
- Once the chicken has been marinated for a while, we can start making the Keto Butter Chicken Curry.
- Melt the butter in a large frying pan or wok.
- Place the marinated chicken chunks in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes. The chicken should be fried (white or orange in this case) on all sides.
- Add the tomato puree, heavy cream, erythritol sugar, and salt. Stir well.
- Then, turn down the heat to low and simmer the curry for about 20 minutes. Stir regularly.
- Once the curry is done, taste it to see if you need more salt, chili, or erythritol sugar.
3. Prepare the Keto Naan Bread
- First, we will make the base of the keto naan bread.
- Boil the water in a water boiler or pan.
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Then, add the olive or coconut oil. Give it a good stir.
- Slowly add some of the boiling water (start with about 237 ml / 1 cup) and stir thoroughly.
- Let the dough soak up the water and let it rise for about minutes. The dough will turn firm fairly quickly but will stay flexible.
- It should resemble the consistency of clay. If you find it’s too runny, then add more psyllium husk (start with 1/8 tsp) until the dough feels right. If it’s too firm, add a bit more boiling water. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 6 pieces.
- Form small balls and press them flat for normal naan bread with your hands on parchment paper.
- If you want a bit more excitement in your naan bread, then follow these instructions to make cheese or garlic naan bread.
Keto Cheese Naan
- For Keto Cheese Naan, flatten the naan bread with your hands on parchment paper. You can also use a rolling pin, but do not make the dough too thin otherwise, it might break.
- Place the shredded cheese on top of the naan and fold the dough from the middle. Press the edges and flatten the naan bread a bit more. Now the cheese is caught in the middle.
- Heat up some butter or olive oil in the frying pan on medium heat.
- The easiest way to add the naan to the pan in order for it to not break is to turn the naan bread into the pan with the parchment paper still on the top. Then peel off the parchment paper.
- Fry the naan bread on each side at least for 5 to 10 minutes. It took quite a while to ensure the dough was cooked inside.
- The naan should be golden brown and will firm up more once outside the pan.
Keto Garlic Naan
- To make Keto Garlic Naan Bread we use the Keto Naan base.
- Then melt the butter in the microwave or saucepan.
- Cut the parsley and grate, press, or cut the garlic into little pieces.
- Add the garlic, fresh parsley, and salt to the butter and mix well.
- Fry the naan bread in the pan until golden brown (for at least 5 to 10 minutes on each side).
- Once ready, add a few teaspoons of the garlic-parsley butter mixture on top of the naan bread.
4. Serve the Keto Butter Chicken with Keto Naan Bread
- It’s time to serve the low-carb Butter Chicken with either the Keto Cheese Naan or Keto Garlic Naan.
- If you have watched your carb intake during the day, so can eat one serving of Butter Chicken with 2 pieces of naan bread.
This recipe yields 3 servings of Keto Butter Chicken and 6 Keto Naans. One serving of Butter Chicken with one Keto Cheese Naan contains on average 11.2 grams of carbs, 62.5 grams of protein, and 43.7 grams of fat.
One serving of low-carb Butter Chicken with one Garlic Naan contains on average 11.0 grams of carbs, 58.4 grams of protein, and 42.7 grams of fat.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 858Total Fat: 43.7gCarbohydrates: 11.2gProtein: 62.5g
For a detailed overview of all the macros (in total and per ingredient), please click here.
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