A curd, ginger-garlic marinade gives tikkas big flavour for about 27 kcal in 3 tablespoons. Grill or air-fry it instead of deep-frying, and you skip the oil that makes a tikka heavy.
12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Love tandoori tikka but scared of the oil? A curd, ginger-garlic marinade is the old trick. It gives deep smoky flavour but adds almost no fat. The big saving comes when you grill instead of fry. Curd is mostly water and protein. Spices and ginger-garlic do the heavy lifting for taste. You get the dhaba smokiness without the deep-fried calories.
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