A familiar favorite
Butter Chicken
Butter chicken with rice or naan as usual.
Make it work for you
Regular or Better
Same food. You choose the version.
Regular
Butter chicken with rice or naan as usual.
Better
Same sauce and spices — extra chicken, moderate rice/naan.
More options (protein, portion, fiber)
More protein
Extra chicken, moderate carb side.
Smaller portion
Smaller serving.
More fiber
Simple salad on the side.
Better = same dish, one useful change — not a different meal.
Cooking at home
Full recipe — Regular or Better
Same dish. Pick your version. Scale the servings.
Makes about 2 servings. Scale ingredients up or down for 1–4+.
Ingredient amounts are written for the base recipe. For more or fewer servings, multiply or divide roughly — cooking is not lab-perfect.
Regular
Butter chicken with rice or naan as usual.
Better
Same sauce and spices — extra chicken, moderate rice/naan.
Regular
1132 calories · 62.5g protein · 24.7g carbs · 87.4g fat · 5g fiber
Better
967 calories · 63.3g protein · 25.9g carbs · 68g fat · 5g fiber
Same recipe, per serving — only the one ingredient noted in Better changed. Everything else is identical.
Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 2 cup Enchilada sauce red
- 2 tsp Garam masala
- 2 tsp Red chili powder
- 600 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 0.5 cup Heavy cream
- 0.5 cup Plain yogurt whole milk
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 2 cup Enchilada sauce red
- 2 tsp Garam masala
- 2 tsp Red chili powder
Instructions
- Brown the chicken in butter.
- Add sauce, chili powder, and garam masala; simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in the cream and simmer until the sauce is rich and smooth.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve with rice or naan.
- Same butter chicken, with the cream cut roughly in half and yogurt used for the rest.
- Brown the chicken in butter.
- Add sauce, chili powder, and garam masala; simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in the reduced cream and yogurt, simmering until smooth.
- Serve with rice or naan.
Better steps keep the same dish — one useful change, not a different recipe.
Eating out
Order the food you came for.
Restaurant recipes vary. Start with the dish you want and use the same practical paths without overcomplicating the order.
Sources & review
Know where the information came from.
- Last reviewed
- August 15, 2026
- Nutrition source
- Typical restaurant butter chicken with rice estimate; recipes and portions vary
General food information only; not a substitute for personalized medical advice.