Dairy Free Butter Chicken that doesn’t suck ! [ Keto, Paleo and Whole30]

Dairy-free Butter Chicken [Keto,Paleo,Whole30] that does not suck ! Finally I found the time to blog this most requested recipe , a request made by my American Friends !

So, a calm and relaxed morning today; me usually into a gentle slumber and aromas of a good butter chicken cooking in the kitchen finally woke me up , like for real ! I am trying to be a morning person, and clearly was failing at it from last few months. We hired a cook, finally ! Let me just log off and do a happy dance once again !

Yes, we hired the cook but only on one condition. He is going to cook everything as per my instructions. I called him for a day and I explained him everything right from the simple Bulletproof coffee recipe to my curries. I must tell you the reason why we didn’t have a cook from last 10 years ?

Firstly, nobody in our home can cook like me ! Haha ! JK ! But we have our own preferences of cooking the dishes. My mother, being a Kokani, ( yeah she has coconut fetish :P) and my late father was from Kolhapur ( He used to eat very spicy food) ; so the ongoing drama of making the food too bland or too coconut-ey (yes , who can even complain about coconuts !) was there. We never liked any cook because there was at least one member complaining about the taste !

Secondly, I do feel we need to be lucky to have a maid that can cook exactly as we need ! If you ask me, I need the meals spicy and coconut-ey ! Because hello , I am a product of my father and mother and remember Mendel’s Law of Segregation and Independent assortment ? Yes, I am that !

So, coming back to my morning- We got lucky I think ! Because I have found my match 😛 😛 😛 😛

He made as I had instructed the day before, made me Indian Bulletproof , this Dairy free Butter Chicken [Keto, Paleo, Whole30]  and Paleo Naans (recipe coming tomorrow) . And my God, first time in 10 years , I was able to exercise in the morning – did a HIIT routine bdw, could complete one 20 minute meditation session from headspace and could work on my procrastinated , dust-filled projects ! I think I am finally at peace, is this heaven ?

Well, I am going to make him cook these recipes too :

Keto Hot Chocolate

Quick Pressure cooker mutton

Mashed Cauliflower and Cheddar

Keto Chai !

Make butter chicken as per your needs : Scroll down for recipes.

1. Dairy-free No butter Butter chicken

2. Paleo friendly Butter chicken

3. Whole30 Butter chicken

4. Lazy keto’/ Low carb Butter chicken

5.  Strict keto butter chicken

Recommended products :

Coconut milk 

Coconut flour

Mini food processor I use (great for cauliflower rice, make it in bulk)

Affordable Slow cooker I use 

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Dairy Free Butter Chicken that doesn't suck ! [ Keto, Paleo and Whole30]

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

Strict Keto Butter chicken

• 250 grams boneless and cubed chicken thighs use thighs to cook it faster
• 1.5 tbsp butter
• 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 medium tomato puree just grind 1 skin-on tomato until it pulps
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or fresh cream
• 1 sprig chopped coriander/ cilantro for garnish
• 1-2 unit each of whole spices cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, pepper, cloves
• 1.5 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp each cumin powder and coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder

Dairy-free , Paleo, Lowish Carb, Whole30 Butter chicken

• look above for same ingredients as strict keto except :
• 1.5 TBSP Ghee in place of butter
• 1 medium finely chopped onion in place of 1/2
• 2 medium pureed tomatoes in place of 1 medium tomato
• 1/2 cup ground cashews
• 1/2 cup Coconut milk in place of cream

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings servings Ingredients Strict Keto Butter chicken 250 grams boneless and cubed chicken thighs use thighs to cook it faster 1.5 tbsp butter 1/2 medium onion finely chopped 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 medium tomato puree just grind 1 skin-on tomato until it pulps 1/2 cup heavy cream or fresh cream 1 sprig chopped coriander/ cilantro for garnish 1-2 unit each of whole spices cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, pepper, cloves 1.5 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp each cumin powder and coriander powder 1 tsp garam masala powder Dairy-free , Paleo, Lowish Carb, Whole30 Butter chicken look above for same ingredients as strict keto except : 1.5 TBSP Ghee in place of butter 1 medium finely chopped onion in place of 1/2 2 medium pureed tomatoes in place of 1 medium tomato 1/2 cup ground cashews 1/2 cup Coconut milk in place of cream

Instructions

1. Melt the butter and add onions. Sautee till the onions turn translucent. Keep the flame low. If making it dairy free, paleo, whole30- use ghee instead as given in the second ingredient box.
2. Add the whole spices and roast them until they leave aroma.
3. Add the ginger garlic paste, mix well and cook for less than a minute.
4. Add the cubed boneless chicken thighs and cook until it turns white, will take less than 5 minutes to cook. If you are using chicken breasts, it will take at least 7-10 minutes to cook it.
5. Once the chicken is cooked, add the tomato puree.
6. Add all the spices - cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder. Cover it with a lid for 5 whole minutes and let the chicken cook with tomatoes.
7. Open the lid and add the cream. Mix well and cover it again for 5-7 minutes. Keep the flame low at this step as the cream may curdle. If making it dairy free, paleo, whole30, lowish carb- use coconut milk instead as per the ingredients given in the second ingredient box.

dairy free, paleo, whole30, lowish carb

1. Follow the same instructions except, in step 3, add the cashew powder in along with ginger garlic paste and mix until it browns . Takes less than a minute
2. Add coconut milk (see the 2nd ingredient box) in place of cream for making it dairy-free, paleo and whole30 friendly

Recipe Notes

 

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