No more simmering Low-Carb Butter Chicken Curry all day long – get that unique combination of creaminess and spices that sing, in 30 minutes. No ninja meal prep or knife skills required.

Butter chicken at breakfast?

I’ve been making butter chicken in my slow cooker for years now. I use a great recipe from Planning With Kids and it bubbles away all day long, slowly tenderizing the chicken.

While I love using my slow cooker, sometimes it’s just not practical to get the prep going in the morning. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge fan of browning chicken on the stovetop before breakfast. The kids complain that it just doesn’t complement their breakfast cereal!

We don’t have butter chicken as often as my family would like, mainly because I don’t really like cooking dinner at breakfast time.

So I’ve had various attempts at creating a version that can be made in a snap when you get home after work, or after the kid’s tennis lessons. The goal was a creamy butter chicken that would be on the table in 30 minutes AND low-carb.

Quick and easy butter chicken curry

This butter chicken is easy and quick but it’s is also like coming home and curling up in your favorite chair. It’s comforting and nourishing as well as being low-carb. I serve this with either cauliflower rice (bought or home-made) or low-carb noodles.

If you’re following a strict ketogenic or low-carb diet then your macro requirements will help you decide if you can have the cauliflower rice or whether the low-carb noodles is a better option.

Keto Freezer Meals

This butter chicken freezes beautifully so if you have any leftovers, be sure to freeze them in a ziplock bag or a pyrex container.

If you want to get serious about meal prep though, you’ll love this keto freezer meal recipe for Korean Barbecue Beef that uses an Instant Pot or Slow Cooker. It’s as easy as freezing all of the ingredients together and, when you’re ready to eat, cook the pre-packaged ingredients and you have a delicious, keto meal ready for the whole family to enjoy!​

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Quick prep for the Best Low-Carb Butter Chicken Curry

Get your large fry-pan onto medium heat and start by dicing your onions up nice and small. Prep your garlic or used minced garlic if you’ve already been asked “when is dinner going to be ready?” by at least one child.

Before I start cooking, I also like to get all my spices ready and measure them out into a little bowl. That way, I can just dump them into the pan when called for, and not be scrambling around to find a backup jar of cinnamon when I realize that it’s near empty.

When your pan is hot, add the oil and butter at the same time. The oil helps to stop the butter from burning.

Cut up your chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. You could use chicken thighs here. If using thighs, cut them up into bite-size pieces to ensure that they’ll cook in time, and brown them in the butter and oil. Once browned, remove the chicken thighs from the pan and add the onion and garlic as per the recipe steps.

How to cook Indian butter chicken in 30 minutes

When the oil and butter is melted, add the onions and garlic and cook for a few minutes until the onion is softened and the garlic is fragrant.

Now add the coconut milk (unsweetened), curry paste, tomato paste, yogurt, spices and salt. Mix everything around and turn up the heat.

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Once the mixture is starting to bubble, taste and add more salt if needed.

Now you’re ready to reduce the heat to a simmer and slide in the chicken. Let the chicken simmer away for around 15 minutes or until it is cooked through.

Butter chicken is perfectly paired with rice, however as rice is not low-carb, I usually serve it with cauliflower rice or konjac noodles. Prep some cauliflower rice or the noodles while the chicken is cooking.

If you like this recipe, you might also like this simple recipe for chicken korma.

Cauliflower rice v white rice

One cup of cooked white rice has 44g of net carbs and next to no fiber.

Swapping cauliflower rice for regular white rice is a far healthier approach as it boasts many powerful health properties, as well as being low-carb.

100g of cauliflower provides the following nutrients¹:

Anti-oxidants Vitamin C – 46mg (77 percent DV* Daily Value) Vitamin K – 16mcg (20 percent DV) Folate – 57 mcg (14 percent DV) Potassium – 303 mg (9 percent DV) Vitamin B6 – 0.2 mg (11 percent DV) Manganese – 0.2mg (8 percent DV) Fiber 2.5 g

100g of white rice contains small amounts of potassium (35 mg), Fiber (0.4g), calcium, iron, B6 and magnesium.

Read our Guide to Cauliflower Rice and learn everything you need to know to make, buy and store it – read the guide & get the recipe here.

Cauliflower rice is also readily available in both fresh, frozen and pre-packaged varieties.

Butter chicken with noodles

If you’re wanting to keep your carbs lower, an alternative is to serve Best Low-Carb Butter Chicken with konjac noodles.

They usually just need to be heated in a bowl of boiling water before serving. I always have a few packets of these in the pantry. They come in noodle shape and rice shape so you can try either. People either love ’em or hate ’em, so give them a try and decide for yourself.

Keto konjac noodle brands to try outside the U.S.A. :

Canada – Nu Pasta, Better Than Noodles, Miracle Noodles

Europe – Zen Pasta

U.K. – Yutaka Shirataki Konjac Noodles

Australia – Slendier Noodles or check Amazon.com.au for more varieties

Best Low-carb Butter Chicken is sure to be a family favorite in your home before long. It packs a huge flavor punch for your 30 minutes. Enjoy with cauliflower rice or konjac noodles and a generous sprinkling of cilantro.

1. Dr Axe: https://draxe.com/cauliflower/

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