Tandoori chicken calories and macros

Two pieces of tandoori chicken (about 150 g on the bone) have roughly 250 calories, with about 30 g protein, 3 g carbohydrate, and 13 g fat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in chicken marinated in spiced yogurt and roasted in a tandoor, and like chicken tikka it is one of the leanest, highest-protein ways to eat chicken in Indian cooking. There is no gravy, so the calories come from the chicken and a little basting oil, giving it an excellent protein-to-calorie ratio at about 165 calories per 100 g. Using skinless chicken keeps it leanest; leaving the skin on adds fat. A home version with skinless pieces and minimal basting is near 210, while a restaurant plate brushed with butter and oil crosses 290. Because it is dry-roasted and very high in protein, tandoori chicken is a staple for anyone eating high-protein or low-carb. It is essentially the bone-in cousin of chicken tikka, and just as track-friendly.