Butter Chicken calories
per katori, not per 100 g
206 kcal 1 katori — taken as 150 g — has about 206 calories, with 16.4 g protein, 5.6 g carbohydrate and 13.0 g fat. Two come to 411 kcal, three to 617 kcal.
Per 100 g, butter chicken carries 137 kcal and 10.9 g protein.
Serving assumed: 1 katori ≈ 150 g — restaurant murgh makhani with butter, cream and tomato. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
Butter Chicken calories by portion
The whole point of this site: an Indian portion, not a laboratory 100 g. Everything below scales linearly from the 150 g serving.
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 katori | 150 g | 206 kcal | 16.4 g | 5.6 g | 13.0 g | 1.5 g |
| 2 katori | 300 g | 411 kcal | 32.7 g | 11.1 g | 26.1 g | 3.0 g |
| 3 katori | 450 g | 617 kcal | 49.1 g | 16.7 g | 39.2 g | 4.5 g |
Figures in kilocalories — the "calories" on a food label. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is included in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.
Full nutrition per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 katori (150 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 137 kcal | 206 kcal |
| Protein | 10.9 g | 16.4 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 3.7 g | 5.6 g |
| Fat | 8.7 g | 13.0 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.0 g | 1.5 g |
What it takes to burn off 1 katori of butter chicken
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 206 kcal, using MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. This is a scale check, not a licence — appetite rises with activity and the two do not cancel neatly.
Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.
Where butter chicken sits in an Indian plate
Among the 20 chicken, mutton, fish & egg entries on this site, butter chicken ranks 17th for protein (10.9 g per 100 g) and 16th for energy density (137 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is chicken tikka at 25.0 g.
Protein supplies 32% of its energy, which is high for an Indian staple and the reason it keeps you full longer than the calorie count suggests. There is very little fibre here — 1.0 g per 100 g.
A realistic day matters more than any single dish. If you are building a meal, the thali builder adds several foods and their real servings together in one total.
Questions
How many calories are in 1 katori?
About 206 kcal for 1 katori, taken as 150 g (restaurant murgh makhani with butter, cream and tomato). Two come to roughly 411 kcal and three to 617 kcal. Per 100 g, butter chicken carries 137 kcal.
How much protein is in butter chicken?
10.9 g per 100 g, which works out to 16.4 g in 1 katori. That is 32% of the energy in this food, and ranks 17th of 20 in the chicken, mutton, fish & egg group on this site.
Is butter chicken good for weight loss?
At 137 kcal per 100 g it is mid-range — it fits a deficit if the portion is measured rather than eyeballed. The protein share is high enough to be genuinely filling. No single food makes or breaks a diet; the total for the day does.
Why does this differ from other calorie sites?
Two reasons. First, most sites publish a per-100 g figure from a US database and leave you to guess what a roti or a katori weighs; this page states the serving weight up front. Second, home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil and ghee — the figures here assume restaurant murgh makhani with butter, cream and tomato. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.
Similar foods
Four more from chicken, mutton, fish & egg, and three from elsewhere with a similar energy density.
Nutrient values are averages for the stated preparation, based on the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) and standard recipe analysis. Energy is reconciled against the macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil, ghee and portion size; every value here is an average for a stated serving, with the assumption shown.