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Calories · Indian

Calories in chicken tikka masala

A typical restaurant serving of chicken tikka masala (one curry with about 200 g of plain rice, about 550 g) is about 800 calories, usually 600–1,300.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called tikka masala, chicken tikka masala and rice.

~800
Chicken tikka masala

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein49 g
  • Carbs73 g
  • Fat35 g

One serving

Serving
one curry with about 200 g of plain rice
Weight
~550 g
Per 100 g
~146

The dish

About chicken tikka masala

In chicken tikka masala the chicken gives protein, while the creamy, buttery sauce gives most of the fat. Rice adds the bulk of the carbs; a naan on the side can add another 300 or more.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken tikka masala · rough numbers

  • With about 200 g of plain rice~800
  • Curry only, no rice~540
  • With rice and a naan~1,100

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,300

  • Cream, butter and oil in the sauce
  • Rice portion, and pilau vs plain
  • Naan bread on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Have plain rice and share one naan
  • Order a tomato-based curry for the table
  • Take leftovers home

Side by side

Next to other Indian dishes

Indian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indian food →

  • Samosa~310one large restaurant samosa · usually 200–400
  • Dal~350one restaurant bowl, about a cup · usually 250–600
  • Chicken korma~440one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Lamb rogan josh~520one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Tandoori chicken~540half a tandoori chicken, meat off the bone · usually 250–800
  • Naan~550one whole 10-inch restaurant naan · usually 260–750
  • Chicken vindaloo~670one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken biryani~730one takeaway or restaurant portion · usually 500–1,100
  • Butter chicken with rice~790one serving of butter chicken with one cup of rice · usually 600–1,100
  • Chicken tikka masala~800one curry with about 200 g of plain rice · usually 600–1,300

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Curry, chicken tikka masala, retail, reheated, code 19-296
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Rice, white, cooked, no added fat, FDC 2708408

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken tikka masala?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken tikka masala (one curry with about 200 g of plain rice, about 550 g) is about 800 calories, usually 600–1,300. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in chicken tikka masala without rice?

About 540 for the curry alone. The 200 g of plain rice served with it adds about 260.

How much does a naan add?

A naan can add 300 or more on its own, so curry, rice and a whole naan land near 1,100.

Is chicken tikka masala higher than butter chicken?

They land close: about 800 with rice here, against about 790 for butter chicken with a cup of rice. Both get most of their fat from cream and butter.

What changes the calories in chicken tikka masala?

Cream, butter and oil in the sauce. Rice portion, and pilau vs plain.

How can I order chicken tikka masala lighter?

Have plain rice and share one naan. Order a tomato-based curry for the table.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.