Country Chicken vs Tandoori Chicken

Country Chicken has more protein — 22.1 g per 100 g against 18.7 g for Tandoori Chicken.

Tandoori Chicken is the lighter choice at 130 kcal per 100 g against 180 for Country Chicken — about 28% fewer calories for the same weight on your plate. That does not make Country Chicken a bad food; it means the portion has to be smaller to fit the same calorie budget.

Country Chicken is the stronger protein source, with 22.1 g per 100 g against 18.7 g for Tandoori Chicken. To match that from Tandoori Chicken you would have to eat roughly 1.2 times the volume, which is usually the limiting factor when you are trying to hit a protein target. Worth noting the trade-off: Tandoori Chicken is more efficient per calorie (14.4 g of protein per 100 kcal against 12.3 g), so it is the better pick if you are also holding calories down.

Yes. Combining them gives roughly 310 kcal and 40.8 g protein per 100 g of each. Indian meals are usually built from pairs like this, and mixing a grain with a protein source generally makes for a better-balanced plate than either on its own.

For most everyday goals Tandoori Chicken has the edge, mainly on calorie density. Per 100 g, Country Chicken has 180 kcal and 22.1 g protein, while Tandoori Chicken has 130 kcal and 18.7 g protein. Healthy eating depends far more on total daily intake and portion size than on picking one of these two.