Low-Carb Indian Recipes

Love Indian food but trying to cut down on carbs? Here are 50+ flavorful Low Carb Indian recipes! This list includes flavor-packed soups, sides, and curries using a variety of vegetables, chicken, and seafood. And ideas on how to serve favorite Indian foods with low-carb sides by swapping out the traditional carb-heavy sides.

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We all love the aromatic, rich, and creamy Indian foods that use fresh produce and are flavored with bold healing spices. Although traditionally Indian food is served with rice and bread, it's easy to enjoy it with low-carb sides such as cauliflower rice, low-carb flatbreads, and tortillas.

What is Low Carb Diet

Low carb diet recommends foods that are low in net carbohydrates and high in protein and fat. There are several variations of this diet such as the keto diet and some others that are stricter with the amount of carb intake. If you are on a low-carb diet for health reasons I would highly recommend consulting with your doctor, nutritionist, or dietician. This recipe collection simply has meal suggestions that can help you choose low-carb meals and swap some of the high-carb sides that are usually served with Indian foods. Here is a more detailed article on How to Calculate Net Carbs

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What is Low Carb Diet
Low Carb Side Dishes
Indian Soups
Indian Vegetarian Main Meals
Indian Chicken and Seafood Main Meals
Low Carb Desserts

Low Carb Side Dishes

Eating Low carb Indian meals is easy by simply switching out white rice or brown rice with cauliflower rice and substituting roti, naan or parathas with low carb breads. There are a few low-carb flatbreads and tortillas you can buy to substitute traditional bread. I have tried mission foods low carb tortillas, available in most grocery stores, and Siete foods' grain-free tortillas available in Whole Foods. Both of them have a delightful texture and taste perfect with all of my recipes

Low Carb Sides

Cauliflower Rice makes for a perfect replacement for traditional rice in Indian meals. You can make cauliflower rice from scratch at home or buy store-bought fresh or frozen cauliflower rice. Here are 3 of my go-to cauliflower rice recipes along with 2 crunchy side salads that round up meals.

How To Make Cauliflower Rice

Turmeric Cumin Cauliflower Rice | Cauliflower Jeera Rice

Lemon Cauliflower Rice With Mustard Seeds & Curry Leaves

Kakdi Koshimbir | Indian Cucumber Salad

Flavor Bomb Cabbage Salad with Indian Tadka

Indian Soups

Here are five of our favorite soups that are hearty, warming, and flavor-packed. From the restaurant-favorite Mulligatawny soup to the Lemon coriander soup and a simple tomato beet soup (serve with keto croutons or chips) these one-pot soups are also easy to make.

Low Carb Soups

Lemon Coriander Soup

Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 8g

Instant Pot Chicken Cilantro Soup

Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 17g

Instant Pot Tomato And Beet Soup

Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g

Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup | Instant Pot & Stovetop recipe

Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 9g

Instant Pot Chicken Mulligatawny Soup

Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 17g

Indian Vegetarian Main Meals

From the whole Tandoori Cauliflower to Gobi Manchurian and Spicy Tofu Lettuce Wraps, these vegetarian dishes are perfect with a crunchy salad or raita. I have included the carbs (not NET carbs) and protein amounts for each recipe along with serving suggestions.

Low Carb Vegetarian Recipes

Whole Roasted Tandoori Cauliflower

Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 7g

Serve with cucumber raita

Gobi Manchurian

Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g

Note: Use Cassava flour in place of all-purpose flour to lower the carbs.

Serve with Cucumber Salad or Spicy Cabbage Salad

Instant Pot Stuffed Eggplant | Baingan Masala

Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g

Serve with Lemon cauliflower rice or Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Baingan Bharta | Roasted Eggplant Recipe

Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g

Serve with Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Indian Spiced Stuffed Okra | Bharwa Bhindi

Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g

Serve with raita and Mission Foods low-carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Stir Fried Tindora | Tondli Chi Bhaji

Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 9g

Serve with cucumber raita and Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Beans Poriyal | Green Beans Stir Fry

Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g

Serve with Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Green Bean Curry | Aloo Beans

Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g

Serve with Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Spicy Tofu Lettuce Wraps

Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 17g

Mushroom Masala

Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 7g

Serve with Cauliflower Rice or Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Mom's famous Stuffed Tomatoes

Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g

Serve with Cauliflower Rice or Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

EASY Instant Pot Palak Paneer

Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 21g

Serve with Lemon cauliflower rice or Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Bhindi Masala | Stir Fried Okra

Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g

Serve with kakdi raita and Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Makhani

Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 13g

Serve with Lemon cauliflower rice or Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Paneer Tikka

Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 13g

Serve with cucumber salad

Egg Bhurji | Indian scrambled eggs

Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 10g

Serve with Mission Foods low carb Tortillas or Siete Foods Almond Flour Tortillas

Indian Chicken and Seafood Main Meals

From Korma to Vindaloo and Tikka Masala to Karahi, I am sharing our family's favorite chicken curries. These curries are perfect to pair with low-carb bread or rice. Protein- Packed recipes like Tandoori Chicken, Chili Chicken, Tandoori fish, and kebobs pair well with crunchy salads.

Low Carb Chicken and Seafood Recipes

Here are low-carb main dishes using chicken and seafood including serving suggestions. Please note that the carb amounts for each recipe are not the net carbs which will be much lower!