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No I'm not kidding here. I bet you didn't know this about chicken Bhuna
No, this isn’t a prank.
No, I haven’t been bribed by the National Chicken Council (if such a thing exists)
And no, you don’t need to swap your heritage for plain, steamed nonsense just to lose fat.
Turns out, your beloved chicken bhuna — when done right — might actually be the secret weapon your “clean eating” cousin has been sleeping on.
Forget detox teas. Forget lemon water at 5am. If you’re serious about fat loss, protein is your new best friend — and chicken bhuna is one of the tastiest ways to get it.
When you eat protein, your body stays fuller for longer. This feeling is called satiety, and it’s why you don’t feel the need to raid your kitchen an hour after having a protein-packed meal. Compare that to eating two rotis with just sabzi and no protein — you’ll be hungry before the dishes are even done.
High-protein meals like chicken bhuna reduce cravings, prevent overeating, and help you stick to your calorie target without losing your mind. It’s not a hack. It’s just common sense backed by real science.
Let’s talk about lifting weights.
If you want to look “toned,” you need muscle. Not skinny. Not soft. Toned. That lean, defined look everyone chases? It’s muscle showing through once the fat starts to drop.
But here’s the thing — muscle doesn’t grow from lettuce. It grows from protein. And if you’re training hard but eating like a bird, you’re just exhausting yourself with nothing to show for it.
Chicken bhuna, when made with lean chicken breast or thigh (and not soaked in a litre of oil), gives your muscles exactly what they need to recover, rebuild, and grow. That muscle growth helps increase your basal metabolic rate — meaning you’ll be burning more calories even while sitting on your couch.
And that’s how the game changes. You stop just losing weight… and start changing the shape of your body.
Let’s get a little nerdy.
TEF stands for Thermic Effect of Food — basically, the energy your body uses to digest, absorb, and process what you eat. And protein? It has the highest TEF of all the macronutrients.
So yes, when you eat a protein-rich meal like chicken bhuna, your body has to work harder to break it down. That means more calories burned just by digesting. You literally burn more fat by eating food that’s harder to process — and protein is king in that department.
You don’t get this benefit with carbs or fats. Only protein steps up like this. So while your cousin is chewing on cucumber sticks, you’re digesting bhuna and burning more calories in the process. Who’s winning now?
Look — chicken bhuna isn’t a magic fat burner. But when you zoom out and look at the bigger picture, it’s one of the smartest choices you can make.
It’s rich in protein.
It’s satisfying.
It’s part of your culture.
It doesn’t make you feel like you’re on a punishment diet.
Now, don’t get me wrong. If you drown it in ghee, scoop it up with four butter-drenched naans, and chase it with dessert, you’ve kind of missed the point. But if you cook it well, control the oil, pair it with some rice or one chapati and a side of veg — it becomes the ideal fat-loss meal.
We’ve spent so long thinking we need to eat bland, westernised meals to lose weight — tuna salads, boiled chicken, raw spinach. All while eyeing the daal and bhuna on the table like forbidden fruit.
But the truth? You can lose weight and enjoy desi food.
You just need to understand what works — and protein works. Always has.
So this week, make a chicken bhuna. Use less oil. Load up the protein. Pair it smartly.
And watch how you can lose fat, get stronger, and enjoy your food — all at the same time.
Because fat loss doesn’t have to taste like misery.
