How to eat Indian take-away on a diet?

We have company visiting and family coming over for Indian takeaway tonight.  How can I stay within even my maintanace calories?  I fear that all the foods are full of calories.

Can anyone name some dishes I can order that are 'better' than say Lamb Korma and Butter Chicken?  lol

TKS!

Avoid dishes cooked in sauces and go for the "dry" curries - Chicken Tikka is a healthy option, order with a side salad or boiled rice as an alternative to Pilau rice.  If you do order a dish cooked with sauce check that its not cooked in ghee, but with a vegetable oil.

A lentil dish or daal is another relatively healthy choice.

Avoid the nan-bread, a chapati ( Roti ) is a better option...preferably wholemeal and cooked in the Tandoor rather than fried.

Oh, and give the poppadoms a miss , they are deep fried.

But most of all ...enjoy..I love curries, the hotter the better and they say spicy food speeds up the metabolism...one night won't kill you ( but put an emergency toilet roll in the fridge just to be on the safe side )

If it's take away it's going to be a greasy mess and you won't have any control over it.  Make yourself a salad and be content with just a few bites of something.  Either that, or go ahead and indulge and get back on plan with the next meal.

I think I will just have a 1 bite taste of everything everyone else orders.  I don't want to deprive myself but don't want to go overboard.

Its takeaway from a very lovely restaurant in my town (not overly bad for you food, they make good stuff). 

tks guys - I also found some more info when I searched for earlier posts on the same subject.

I know it's tastes so good but, DON'T TOUCH THE NAAN BREAD!!!  Bad stuff, that.

Avoid curries with cream, butter, ghee etc. I wouldn't necessarily avoid Naans but know that they are heavier in calories. I usually make an estimate based on information I could find on CC and other places online for a curry.

Take away food always tends to be worse then the curries we make at home.

Here is a brief list of calories in curries: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories /calorie_content/indian_food.htm

If you want to try curries at home, try recipes from www.recipezaar.com

I think we should all aim for a diet that is balanced and moderate. It would be sad if we could not enjoy take aways occasionally. Just do some damage limitation by eating light the rest of the day, try to keep within your maintenance level and things should be okay.

I know this probably isn't the best way to handle it...but I give myself 1 day (sometimes 2) to cheat. On those days, I don't count calories at all.  This is especially useful in situations where I don't have any control over what is being served, nor do I know the calorie content in the food being served.  It probably sets me back a bit, but I figure if I have something to look forward to, I'll continue with a weight loss diet instead of blowing it completely!

(Now that I have done this for a few weeks straight, I still find myself changing my habits, even on my 'cheat' days--fast food is still very much a no-no!)

I thought I would update you all on my dinner.

As soon as it came.............. and I smelt the food................ I said SCREW IT and ate everything I wasn't supposed to. 

Oh well  - these things happen - and now I know not to allow Indian in my house.  hahaha.  I was fairly good and only had a 'taste' of the bad stuff...