Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Indian-Style Sauces

1 of the top 10 indian-style sauces products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The indian-style sauces with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 25 indian-style sauces with complete data.

  1. 1 Spicy Tarka Lentil Daal

    Spicy Tarka Lentil Daal

    · 400 g
    c NOVA 1 155 kcal 1.9 g sugar 6.3 g protein 6.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Karahi Curry Sauce

    Karahi Curry Sauce

    Tesco Finest · 340g
    b NOVA 3 49 kcal 4 g sugar 1.7 g protein 1.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Butter chicken

    Butter chicken

    Kohinoor · 375 g
    c NOVA 3 95 kcal 7.3 g sugar 2.1 g protein 5.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Tikka masala paste

    Tikka masala paste

    Waitrose · 180 g
    c NOVA 3 124 kcal 8.7 g sugar 2 g protein 6.2 g fat
  5. 5 Original Tikka Masala

    Original Tikka Masala

    The Spice Tailor · 300 g
    c NOVA 3 130 kcal 7 g sugar 2.2 g protein 8.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  6. 6 Pao bhaji

    Pao bhaji

    Haldiram's · 300 g
    c NOVA 3 146 kcal 0 g sugar 2.8 g protein 10.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Vegetable tikka masala

    Vegetable tikka masala

    Maya Kaimal
    c NOVA 3 111 kcal 3.1 g sugar 2.1 g protein 5.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Butter Chicken Cooking Sauce

    Butter Chicken Cooking Sauce

    KFI · 650 ml
    d NOVA 3 104 kcal 5.6 g sugar 1.6 g protein 7.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Punjabi Choley

    Punjabi Choley

    Haldiram's Minute Khana
    NOVA 3 240 kcal 0 g sugar 6 g protein 15 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Butter Chicken sauce

    Butter Chicken sauce

    Aldi
    c NOVA 4 133 kcal 5.6 g sugar 1.3 g protein 9.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published indian-style sauces on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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