How To Order in an Indian Restaurant Without Blowing Your Diet
- May 27, 2009
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Samia Mounts
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Rosemarie_Lennon
Know which Indian entrees are low-calorie and which are diet busters.
You Will Need
- Knowledge of Indian menu terms
- Some willpower
Step 1: Forget the fried stuff
Avoid fried appetizers, like puri, which is fried bread, samosas, which are turnovers, and pakoras, which are fritters. Try the mulligatawny soup, a spicy concoction of chicken and lentils.
Step 2: Order tandoori
Order tandoori chicken or fish, which is baked, not fried. Chicken tikka, made of roasted boneless, skinless chicken, is also a good choice.
Step 3: Avoid ghee and khopre
Ask your server to suggest dishes that are light on ghee, which is clarified butter and khopre, which is coconut oil.
If your dish comes with a pool of oil on top, spoon it off.
Step 4: Slim down your curry
When ordering a curry, request a vegetable-based one, rather than a cream or coconut milk curry.
Step 5: Get some dal
Enjoy dishes with “dal” in the title. That indicates a lentil-based item.
Step 6: Try the cauliflower
Try the gobhi matar tamatar, which is cauliflower with peas and tomatoes. Skip the paneer dishes, which indicate a cheese and oily sauce.
Step 7: Watch the carbs
Don’t go crazy with the bread that’s served, called naan; the tastiness comes from being brushed with melted butter! Instead, nibble on papadum, or lentil wafers, or roti, which is usually made with whole-wheat flour.
Forgo the pulau rice, which is fried; ask for steamed basmati rice instead.
Step 8: Indulge in dessert
Indulge in dessert – just not the kheer, a rice pudding made with coconut milk, raisins and nuts that often weighs in at more than 500 calories! Instead, enjoy a til ladoo: These tasty sesame seed balls are under 200 calories.
The average Indian home cook regularly uses about 25 spices.
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Comments (6)
I am definitely going to be using this! Great video!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
very useful to know these things! sticking to the rules will be a whole new challenge though. well done.
over 2 years ago by texcuda
The best was Kheer was kept aside and Glabjamun chosen instead.
over 2 years ago by sanjmeh
thats a sigh of relief because i LOVE the chicken tikka masala pecoras are gunna be hard to give up though
over 2 years ago by Elise_Mariolis
I know...impossible. And Somosas. We don't have to give them up all together. Just don't eat them every day. MAybe once or twice a month to maintain the healthy eating plan. Thanks for the comment!
over 2 years ago by Dynamic
my mouth is watering now....
over 2 years ago by dogtide
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