Gluten Free Dairy Free Butter Chicken
Gluten Free Dairy Free Butter Chicken is the perfect simple Indian gluten free dinner that is budget friendly and packed with flavor. This Instant Pot Butter Chicken with Coconut Milk is full of tender pieces of chicken and a tangy sauce that rice soaks up beautifully.
Before going gluten free, Indian food was something I enjoyed often. This was a recipe I wanted to recreate because it was simple to make dairy free and full of flavor.
You don’t need very many ingredients to make this gluten free butter chicken, either.
There are 2 ways to cook this. My favorite way is the Instant Pot. You can however, use a slow cooker, but it is a 2 step process.
What ingredients do I need for this gluten free dairy free butter chicken?
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Coconut Oil
- Tomato Sauce
- Coconut Cream
- Coconut Milk
- Onion
- Garlic
- Garam Masala
- Tapioca Starch
- Ground Ginger
- Salt
What can I substitute for cream in butter chicken?
Can you use boneless skinless chicken bread instead of thighs?
Yes, however thighs have more flavor and are much more tender, plus they are inexpensive. If you can use thighs, but if all you have is chicken breast, it will work just fine.
Serve this meal over a bed of your favorite rice and a vegetable side dish.
Gluten Free Dairy Free Butter Chicken
Instant Pot Butter Chicken with Coconut Milk
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs cubed
- 4 TBSP. Coconut Oil
- 1 Onion Chopped
- 2 TBSP. Garlic
- 2 TBSP. + 1 tsp. Garam Masala
- 1 TBSP. Coconut Sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger
- 1 TBSP. Tapioca Starch
- 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 Can Full Fat Coconut Cream
- 1/2 Cup Coconut or Almond Milk 10 oz.
- 1/2 Cup Tomato Sauce
Instructions
- Chop the onion and set it aside
- Cube the chicken into bite size pieces
- Put the Instant Pot on Saute mode.
- Put 2 Tbsp. of the coconut oil in the pot and allow it to melt.
- Brown the chicken
- Add the onions and garlic and the rest of the coconut oil and sauté.
- While the chicken is cooking mix your sauce together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and blend, then adding the coconut cream, coconut milk and tomato sauce. Stir until its blended well.
- Once the chicken and onions are done pour the sauce on top and stir it.
- Then put your Instant Pot on poultry mode or slow cook on medium for 6 hours.
Notes
Nutrition
Need more easy gluten free dinners like this Gluten Free Butter Chicken? I’ve got you covered…
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- Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
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This post was originally published on August 4, 2016. It was updated in September of 2022.
When you say “cook the rice ahead of time because it will be done in 15 minutes,” by “it” do you mean the rice or the chicken? I don’t have an instant pot. Would this work just as well simmering on the stove top in a pot? Thank you.
Yes, the chicken. I have never made on the stove top, but you could try. You might need to dd additional chicken and it might not shred the way it would from an instant pot. Alternatively, you could use a crockpot and slow cook on med for 6 hours.