Attention Indian Food Lovers.....

Oooh.. I'm afraid my favorite is probably not too healthy (butter chicken). But I also love chicken tikka masala. The tandori chicken should be fairly healthy since it's basically oven roasted.

The fried veggie bundles (dont know the name) and the potato and peas in the fried pastry are probably not healthy either but they are delicious.

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Chana dal. Chicken Tikka (not Tikka Masala). And Sag Paneer .... ooh, that sounds good right now.

I just discovered Indian food recently and I love biryani

I love saag paneer, all the dals, aloo gobi, and rogonjosh. Also, the Indian place we go to has an excellent chicken liver dish, but I don't see it at most other Indian places.

I love Indian food! Tandoori items are pretty healthy. So are biryani dishes and anything without heavy, creamy sauces/curries on them.

Funny, because I JUST finished eating bengan bartha for lunch. YUMMMMMMMY!

Mmmm. Chicken Tikka and some Naan... mmmm

Stay away masala. masala = cream

No actually, Masala literally means mixture of spices. Cream is just cream

Vegetable Korma is probably just awful for you, but it tastes amazing.... otherwise I'd stick with the biryani. Mostly spices - no sauce makes it the healthier pick.

this is kind of off topic a bit but what are those things called - they're dough/cheese/pancake tasting ball things that look like they're soaked in butter


i had them at an indian buffet once...they're probably REALLY REALLY bad for you in all ways

i will say anything that finishes with masala is healthy like fish masala and u cn also eat chicken tikka as it is just marinated chicken n not loaded with too much oil as i am pakistani n knw quiet alot about our food coz indian n pakiz eat d same food

Oh how I wish this were true! Chicken Tikka Masala is usually finished with cream.

I would choose a tandoori dish. Usually marinated in yogurt, and grilled. A great choice!

this is kind of off topic a bit but what are those things called - they're dough/cheese/pancake tasting ball things that look like they're soaked in butter


i had them at an indian buffet once...they're probably REALLY REALLY bad for you in all ways

was it sweet? May be Gulab Jamun & yeh its not healthy

I am frm India and the food we cook at home is different then what u get a resturants. We hardly use cream , oil depends on the cook. I make all my indian dishes healthy. When I put the recipe here at calories calculator Its very healthy & low in calorie.
I love all the Dals( Lentils) I makes, Channa masala, Chicken curry, Tandori chicken, Turkey kebabs, Baigan bharta (yummyumm!!!). I also make fresh Roti ( flat bread) everyday with wheat flour in which I add ground flex seeds & soy flour.

And just for record Masala means mix of spices.

Any kind I can get/make. I love love love Indian food. I always look it up and if it's not healthy I'll just have a small portion if it fits my macros.

tandoori 1/4 chicken with salad, plain rice and vegetable curry on the side. It's about the only thing I dare order when I'm calorie counting. When I'm not, my favourite is mattar paneer with a peshwari naan. Dried fruit, coconut, usually finished with lashings of butter - sugars and sat fats through the roof!

good veggie option is palak paneer with extra firm tofu as the paneer. i like to add this seeds of change stuff called "Madras - A Red Hot Curry Sauce" (can get at kroger as well as the health food shops im sure).