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I love chicken curry - how do I cut its calories?

I love chicken curry - how do I cut its calories?

You don't have to give up chicken curry. A home-style bowl is around 320-360 kcal, and most of the extra calories come from the cooking oil in the tadka and from a rich cream or cashew gravy - not from the chicken. Skinless chicken, half the oil, a plain onion-tomato or thin yogurt gravy, and a sensible amount of rice or roti alongside can bring a full, satisfying plate down by a third or more, and it still tastes like chicken curry.

9 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy

Chicken curry is a Sunday favourite in a lot of homes, and the chicken itself isn't the problem - it's mostly protein, which keeps you full. The calories that sneak up are almost always in the cooking oil and a rich, creamy gravy. See where they come from, and you can keep the curry you love while bringing the number down. Every figure here comes from a real recipe and real food data (IFCT 2017 and USDA), given as an honest range where cooking style makes it wobble.

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