Archive · 20 Nov 2025
India's Butter Chicken Ranks 6th in World's Best Chicken Dishes
India's popular butter chicken dish has been ranked 6th in a global survey by TasteAtlas.
People can make healthier versions of this dish by making a few simple changes.
It's also less fatty than some other international chicken dishes, but still full of flavor.
Butter chicken from North India ranks 6th in TasteAtlas' survey of the world's best chicken dishes.
Tandoori chicken ranks 14th among non-vegetarian dishes in the same survey.
Healthier versions of butter chicken can be made by replacing heavy cream with hung curd, using lean chicken cuts, and avoiding added sugar.
Butter chicken's nutrition compares favorably to dishes like chicken parmigiana and Thai green curry, with fewer breaded fats and spice-based benefits.
Other top chicken dishes include Türkiye's Pilic Topkapi (1st), Morocco's Rfissa (2nd), and Korean fried chicken (4th).
- Who
- TasteAtlas, a food and travel guide
- What
- Ranked butter chicken as the 6th best chicken dish in the world
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Globally
- Why
- As part of a survey on the world's most popular foods
- Dish
- Butter Chicken
- Rank
- 6th
- Survey
- TasteAtlas' survey of the world's best chicken dishes
- Other Top Dishes
- Türkiye's Pilic Topkapi (1st), Morocco's Rfissa (2nd), Korean fried chicken (4th)
- Healthier Tips
- Replace heavy cream with hung curd, use lean chicken cuts, avoid added sugar