Butter chicken calories and macros

One katori of butter chicken (150 g, restaurant style) has roughly 320 calories, with about 21.5 g protein, 8.4 g carbohydrate, and 22.5 g fat. This is a high protein dish that is also high fat, and both come from the recipe: the chicken delivers the 21 g of protein, while the butter, cream, and cashew in the makhani gravy stack up the 22 g of fat. The protein to calorie ratio is genuinely good for a rich curry, which is why butter chicken fits some higher protein plans despite its reputation. The calories move with the gravy, not the chicken. A homestyle version made with less butter and cream lands near 250 a katori, while a rich restaurant makhani, finished with a visible slick of butter, can cross 380. Paired with a plain roti rather than butter naan and rice, it is a more reasonable meal than it looks.