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Butter chicken vs Chicken curry (home, curry cut)
Gram for calorie, Butter chicken carries less protein per kcal than Chicken curry (home, curry cut) — 16.4 g protein for 206 kcal against 17.7 g for 194 kcal. For fat loss, where protein-per-calorie matters most, Chicken curry (home, curry cut) is the better lever. For muscle gain, where total protein grams matter more than the calorie cost, Chicken curry (home, curry cut) wins with 17.7 g against 16.4 g. On cost, Chicken curry (home, curry cut) is the cheaper way to hit a protein target — ₹33.9 per 20 g protein versus ₹317.1. Neither is "bad" — Butter chicken is a chicken item and Chicken curry (home, curry cut) is a chicken item, so the honest answer is usually "both, on different days," not a single winner.
Side by side
| Metric | Butter chicken | Chicken curry (home, curry cut) |
|---|---|---|
| Serving | 1 katori | 1 katori (≈100 g curry cut with bone) |
| Calories | 206 | 194 |
| Protein g | 16.4 | 17.7 |
| Carbs g | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Fat g | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| Cost per serving | ₹260 | ₹30 |
| Best for muscle gain | ✓ | |
| Best for fat loss | ✓ | |
| Best for budget | ✓ |
Questions people ask
- Which has more protein, Butter chicken or Chicken curry (home, curry cut)?
- Butter chicken has 16.4 g protein per serving; Chicken curry (home, curry cut) has 17.7 g. Chicken curry (home, curry cut) is ahead in absolute grams.
- Which is better for fat loss?
- Chicken curry (home, curry cut) carries more protein per calorie, which tends to help with satiety on a calorie deficit — but total daily calories still decide the outcome.
- Which is cheaper per gram of protein?
- Chicken curry (home, curry cut) is the cheaper source of protein between the two, at current Indian retail prices.