Butter chicken with naan — 944 kcal, and where they actually are

The verdict

Nine hundred and forty calories, and the chicken is the smallest part of the problem.

Component by component

Per 1 katori butter chicken + 2 naan. Estimates.

Chicken

~100 g · ~100 g

200

Carbs0 g

Protein18 g

Fat14 g

Fibre0 g

Complete protein. The part worth eating.

Computed from IFCT N002 chicken thigh skinless 100 g

Worth eating

Cream, butter and cashew

in the gravy · ~95 g

249

Carbs5 g

Protein3 g

Fat24 g

Fibre1 g

The dish is named after this. Twenty-four grams of fat before you touch the bread.

Computed from butter 15 g + cream 30 g standard reference + IFCT H005 cashew 10 g + D074 tomato 40 g

Where the damage is

Naan

2 pieces · ~125 g

495

Carbs85 g

Protein12 g

Fat11 g

Fibre3 g

Over half the meal. Refined flour, often brushed with more butter leaving the tandoor.

Computed from IFCT A018 wheat flour refined 115 g + oil or butter 10 g

Where the damage is

Three ways to fix it

Ordered by what you give up.

Option 1 · One naan−250

One naan instead of two. Eat the chicken first, bread second.

Halves the largest component and changes nothing about the dish you ordered.

Taste cost: None to the curry

Option 2 · Swap the bread−340

Two tandoori roti instead of naan.

Whole wheat, no added fat, and the gravy is what you came for anyway.

Taste cost: Low

Option 3 · Order differently−500

Chicken tikka with salad and one roti.

Same flavour family, more protein per calorie, none of the cream.

Taste cost: High — a different dish

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