Chicken Vindaloo Keto In Instant Pot Or Stovetop

Chicken Vindaloo Keto version:

Keto is short for Ketogenic. Ketogenic diet is a fairly popular low-carb-high-fat diet which reduces your carb intake to a minimum. So, pretty much all grains are off-limits. While I don’t follow a strict Ketogenic diet, I do however, try my best to prepare low-carb meals for my husband and me, that are satisfying, and more importantly, don’t leave us feeling deprived 🙂 This variation of Chicken Vindaloo Keto is my take on this slow-cooked classic. It’s a simplified recipe using the Instant Pot, my programmable pressure cooker. The chicken curry by itself is low-carb. The challenge for me was that we could no longer enjoy this with rice or naan. So, I had to turn it into a stew, with added vegetables for extra fiber and taste. I added carrots and cauliflower to the curry towards the end of the cooking process. It not only added flavor and fiber, but also left me more satisfied eating a bowl of this delicious vindaloo stew. The best part about this easy Indian food recipe is that it gets ready in under 30 minutes!

For the regular Chicken Vindaloo Recipe, click HERE.

Stovetop Recipe:

I like to make this curry in a pressure cooker, but it is very easy to make it on the stovetop too. Here’s how:

Note About Using Chilies:

Even though this recipe uses chilies as a base, the curry is not too spicy. The dried red chilies that I have used in this recipe are more for flavor and color, than spice. If you prefer a milder flavor, de-seed the dry chilies before soaking them in water, OR, use half the quantity of chilies along with 1 tablespoon paprika powder.

What to Pair with Chicken Vindaloo Keto

A great combination with this dish is this Indian masala cauliflower (cauli) rice. Its a great alternative to rice and naan for this curry.

Some more Low-Carb dishes from my kitchen:

Check out my list of over 25 Low carb Indian recipes, about half of which are non-vegetarian and the other half are vegetarian. Here are a few more low carb dishes that we love: