Easy Keto Chicken Madras Curry
This Keto chicken Madras recipe is rich, fragrant, and a relatively spicy curry with tender pieces of chicken. The onion, garlic, and ginger are first blended, which helps to give the sauce a thick and silky texture. Like most traditional Indian dishes, there are many variations, and this tomato-based Keto chicken curry is a perfect winter warmer, with the spices of cinnamon, coriander, cumin, turmeric, and chili. A Madras is often served with cooling yogurt Raita on the side. Your midweek meals just got even better with this easy and delicious Keto curry!
How to Make It
Step 1
Roughly chop the onions, garlic, and ginger. Transfer to a food processor and blend to a paste. Add 1-2 teaspoons of water to loosen the paste if needed.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a large frying pan set over medium-high heat. Add in the cinnamon stick and onion mixture. Saute for a few minutes, occasionally stirring, until the mixture begins to darken but not burn, and the paste is fragrant.
Step 3
Add the turmeric, ground cumin, coriander, mustard powder, red chili powder, garam masala, salt, and pepper to the pan. Stir through and continue to saute for another couple of minutes. A thick paste will form.
Step 4
Dice the chicken into ½-inch slices. Add the diced chicken to the spice paste and saute for 3 minutes until the chicken has been sealed in the spices.
Step 5
Tip in the can of chopped tomatoes and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook the chicken for a further 10-12 minutes or until cooked through. If the sauce looks too thick, add ¼ cup of water, or more as necessary.
Step 6
Add the yogurt to the curry and incorporate it well. Taste for seasoning, and if you like it spicier, adjust the spice to your preference.
Step 7
Roughly chop the cilantro and sprinkle over the top. Serve the curry hot with a side of Raita, cauliflower rice, or Keto Naan bread.
Ingredients
- Coconut oil
2 tbsp
- Onion, white, yellow or red, raw
0.5 cup
- Ginger Root Raw
1 tbsp
- Garlic, fresh
3 teaspoon
- Garlic, fresh
2 clove
- Cinnamon Stick
1 piece
- Turmeric, ground
0.5 tsp
- Cumin, ground
1 tsp
- Coriander Seed Ground
1 tsp
- Mustard powder
1 tsp
- Red Chili Powder
1 tsp
- Garam masala
2 tsp
- Salt
0.5 tsp
- Black pepper, ground
0.5 tsp
- Tomato, canned
400 g
- Chicken breast, skin removed before cooking
500 g
- Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat
2 tbsp
- Cilantro Or Coriander Leaves Fresh Or Raw Herb
2 tbsp