Instant pot butter chicken is my go-to chicken curry recipe because it is super easy to make and flavorful. Butter chicken happens to be one of my favorite dishes but then…I love all Indian food. What I don’t like about most restaurants when eating out is the added flour. This can be very hard, especially if you live a gluten-free life, and I end up not eating many of the foods. I find that there is no need to add the extra flour in dishes that can do without it. I bet you’ll agree. Those hidden ingredients end up negatively impacting your health.

A side note: you can also easily substitute butter for coconut oil to make this recipe dairy-free.

Instant Pot Butter Chicken

Low carb butter chicken is one of my favorite dishes...well...because I love butter.

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Course: Entrées

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: dairy free, gluten free, keto, low carb, paleo

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 12 people

Calories: 441kcal

Ingredients

• 3 lb chicken breast
• 42 oz diced tomatoes, liquid drained
• 15 cloves garlic
• 1 large yellow or white onion
• 12 oz coconut milk
• 12 oz butter
• 1 inch ginger, fresh, minced
• 3 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp garam masala
• 3 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped

Instructions

• Drain the liquid from the chicken breast and chop them into small pieces and set aside.
• Chop onion, garlic, and ginger and set asided.
• Heat a pan on the stove and add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and sauteé garlic, onion, and ginger until brown.
• Then add the chicken pieces, sauteéd onion, garlic, ginger, all the spices, coconut milk. and tomatoes.
• Close the lid and set it to manual high-pressure cook time for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, you can prepare rice or cauliflower rice. ( you can find this recipe in "Side dish")
• Once the chicken in the instant pot is done let the pressure release by moving the gauge on the top.
• Serve garnished with fresh cilantro and enjoy!

Notes

***In order to make this recipe completely dairy-free - you can easily substitute butter for coconut oil. 

You can easily sauteé everything in the instant pot as well. I just find it easier to do it on the stove. 

Nutrition

Serving: 12peopleCalories: 441kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 33gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 387mgPotassium: 420mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 25IU

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