A familiar favorite
Chicken Karahi
Chicken karahi as usually served.
Make it work for you
Regular or Better
Same food. You choose the version.
Regular
Chicken karahi as usually served.
Better
Same karahi — generous chicken, moderate bread/rice.
More options (protein, portion, fiber)
More protein
Extra chicken.
Smaller portion
Moderate bread/rice.
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
Chicken karahi as usually served.
Better
Same karahi — generous chicken, moderate bread/rice.
Regular
651 calories · 58.1g protein · 12.1g carbs · 41.2g fat · 3.9g fiber
Better
534 calories · 58.1g protein · 12.1g carbs · 28.2g fat · 3.9g fiber
Same recipe, per serving — only the one ingredient noted in Better changed. Everything else is identical.
Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 3 Tomato raw
- 2 Garlic clove
- 20 g Fresh ginger
- 2 tsp Red chili powder
- 2 tsp Garam masala
- 600 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 3 Tomato raw
- 2 Garlic clove
- 20 g Fresh ginger
- 2 tsp Red chili powder
- 2 tsp Garam masala
Instructions
- Brown the chicken in ghee with ginger and garlic.
- Add tomatoes and cook down until saucy.
- Stir in chili powder and garam masala.
- Simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens.
- Serve with naan or rice.
- Same karahi, with the ghee cut roughly in half.
- Brown the chicken in the reduced ghee with ginger and garlic.
- Add tomatoes and cook down until saucy.
- Stir in chili powder and garam masala, and simmer until cooked through.
- Serve with naan or rice.
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 chicken karahi estimate; recipes and portions vary
General food information only; not a substitute for personalized medical advice.