Chicken Mulligatawny Soup
Flavourful low carb South Indian Soup made with coconut milk and spices that is keto-fied with cauliflower.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons ghee
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 celery chopped, stalk
- 2 carrot peeled and diced
- 2 teaspoons curry powder or ½ teaspoon garam masala, ½ teaspoon ground cumin and ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon thyme dried
- 1½ pounds chicken thigh or chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 2 cups cauliflower rice or finely minced cauliflower florets
- 1 cup coconut milk full fat
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped, plus 1 tablespoon for garnish, fresh
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to Saute mode and melt ghee. Add onions and ginger and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in celery and carrots and cook for another 1 minute.
- Add remaining ingredients except for coconut milk and cilantro. Hit "Cancel". Close the Instant Pot lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook/Manual(Hi) for 10 minutes. See notes if using chicken breasts.
- Allow natural pressure release and open the Instant Pot.
- Take out the chicken and shred it into bite-sized pieces and add it back to the soup. Stir in coconut milk and cilantro. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with more cilantro and black pepper.
Notes
- Notes:
- For Bone-in chicken thighs, increase the pressure cook time to 15 minutes
- If using chicken breasts pressure cook on poultry mode for 13 minutes followed by natural pressure release. This helps keep the chicken breasts tender and shred easily
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 330kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 497mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 776mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3440IU | 69% |
| Vitamin C | 19.1mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.