Good things to eat at an Indian restaurant???

Indian food, especially from a restaurant, can be pretty beastly on the ol' calories.

But there are some things that are pretty good for you and low on the oil. For example, meats cooked on the tandoor with no sauce (think, chicken or king prawn tikka) are the most virtuous, as it's literally lean meats, seasoning and yoghurt, seared and then re-seasoned before presented on a sizzler plate.

Saag Aloo and Bharta (spinach and potato, and veggie puree respectively) are fantastic sides that are delicious and don't usually use too much oil.

Things to avoid like the plague are the creamiest of creamy curries (Korma, for example, can clock in up to 1600 calories alone at an Indian restaurant) and some of the breads can be laden with calories and fat. General rule is "Crispy" or "Fried" is a no-no on a diet too.

Load up on Chicken Chaat, Spiced Onions - you'll have a great meal.

Indian food, especially from a restaurant, can be pretty beastly on the ol' calories.

But there are some things that are pretty good for you and low on the oil. For example, meats cooked on the tandoor with no sauce (think, chicken or king prawn tikka) are the most virtuous, as it's literally lean meats, seasoning and yoghurt, seared and then re-seasoned before presented on a sizzler plate.

Saag Aloo and Bharta (spinach and potato, and veggie puree respectively) are fantastic sides that are delicious and don't usually use too much oil.

Things to avoid like the plague are the creamiest of creamy curries (Korma, for example, can clock in up to 1600 calories alone at an Indian restaurant) and some of the breads can be laden with calories and fat. General rule is "Crispy" or "Fried" is a no-no on a diet too.

Load up on Chicken Chaat, Spiced Onions - you'll have a great meal.

Aaand now I am craving Indian food. :grumble:

I agree with Sigmalongshot though. Creamy delicious curries are horribly calorie and fat dense. Crispy and fried are no-go's, and the naan and other breads, while delicious, are high in cals too. Have a 1/2 a naan bread, maybe. Especially if your calories allow it! Tandoor meals are always great, and try to limit your self on rice. Rice is always my downfall. Set some aside to eat and pack the rest up so you don't touch it! (That is what I do). You will be fine!

Big tip, Indian food is great to share. My wife and I started going to Bollywood Bistro and we love it, but we didn't love the price / the amount of calories we were eating, not to mention how over full we would both be. The next time we went in we decided to split an entree instead and just get a small order of Naan on the side.

Not only was that cheaper, it was just the right amount of food and not soo soo bad on the calories. After that I've actually noticed that most customers there are sharing food too, taught me a good lesson.

I would go for chicken tandoori with chapati or boiled rice. Starter just pompodom with spiced onions.