Calories in Indian Food: 42 Dishes Per Serving

Breakfast

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Idli	1 idli (40 g)	53 kcal	1.8 g	132 kcal
Plain Dosa	1 dosa (90 g)	151 kcal	3.6 g	168 kcal
Masala Dosa	1 dosa (150 g)	279 kcal	6.5 g	186 kcal
Onion Uttapam	1 uttapam (120 g)	214 kcal	5.3 g	178 kcal
Medu Vada	1 vada (45 g)	128 kcal	3.2 g	285 kcal
Rava Upma	1 plate (200 g)	330 kcal	7.2 g	165 kcal
Poha	1 plate (180 g)	284 kcal	5 g	158 kcal
Ven Pongal	1 plate (200 g)	356 kcal	10 g	178 kcal
Besan Chilla	1 chilla (80 g)	134 kcal	6.4 g	168 kcal

Rotis and breads

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Aloo Paratha	1 paratha (100 g)	268 kcal	5.8 g	268 kcal
Chapati (Roti)	1 roti (40 g)	106 kcal	3.3 g	264 kcal
Plain Naan	1 naan (90 g)	268 kcal	7.7 g	298 kcal

Rice and biryani

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
White Rice	1 katori (150 g)	195 kcal	4.1 g	130 kcal
Chicken Biryani	1 plate (300 g)	504 kcal	25 g	168 kcal
Mutton Biryani	1 plate (300 g)	576 kcal	28 g	192 kcal
Curd Rice	1 plate (220 g)	260 kcal	7.5 g	118 kcal
Lemon Rice	1 plate (200 g)	324 kcal	6 g	162 kcal
Jeera Rice	1 plate (180 g)	274 kcal	5 g	152 kcal
Khichdi	1 plate (250 g)	310 kcal	12 g	124 kcal

Dal and curries

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Sambar	1 katori (180 g)	151 kcal	6.5 g	84 kcal
Rasam	1 katori (180 g)	76 kcal	2.5 g	42 kcal
Dal Tadka	1 katori (150 g)	177 kcal	9 g	118 kcal
Dal Makhani	1 katori (150 g)	267 kcal	10 g	178 kcal
Rajma	1 katori (150 g)	213 kcal	9.9 g	142 kcal
Chole (Chana Masala)	1 katori (150 g)	228 kcal	9.6 g	152 kcal
Aloo Gobi	1 katori (150 g)	162 kcal	3.9 g	108 kcal

Paneer, chicken and egg

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Paneer	50 g	148 kcal	9.2 g	296 kcal
Paneer Butter Masala	1 katori (150 g)	348 kcal	13 g	232 kcal
Palak Paneer	1 katori (150 g)	279 kcal	12 g	186 kcal
Butter Chicken	1 katori (150 g)	327 kcal	22 g	218 kcal
Chicken Curry	1 katori (150 g)	237 kcal	21 g	158 kcal
Tandoori Chicken	1 leg piece (120 g)	202 kcal	26 g	168 kcal
Egg Curry	1 katori (150 g)	222 kcal	13 g	148 kcal

Snacks and street food

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Samosa	1 samosa (70 g)	216 kcal	3.8 g	308 kcal
Vada Pav	1 vada pav (140 g)	400 kcal	9.2 g	286 kcal
Pav Bhaji	1 plate (300 g)	558 kcal	13 g	186 kcal
Pani Puri	1 plate of 6 (90 g)	194 kcal	4 g	216 kcal
Dhokla	1 piece (45 g)	71 kcal	2.8 g	158 kcal

Sweets and drinks

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Per 100 g
Gulab Jamun	1 piece (40 g)	142 kcal	2 g	356 kcal
Jalebi	1 piece (30 g)	118 kcal	1 g	392 kcal
Masala Chai	1 cup (150 ml)	102 kcal	2.4 g	68 kcal
Curd (Dahi)	1 katori (150 g)	92 kcal	5.1 g	61 kcal

Values are for a typical home-style preparation, compiled from Indian food composition figures for the ingredients and usual cooking ratios. They are the same numbers the NutriLog AI app logs. A restaurant version can differ a lot. Updated 2026-11-12.

Why the same dish gives different numbers

Two things move an Indian meal's count more than the recipe: the size of the serving and the oil or ghee in it. A katori can hold 100 to 250 ml depending on the house, a home roti weighs anything from 30 to 60 g, and one teaspoon of oil adds about 45 kcal. Weigh your katori and two of your rotis once, and every number above becomes yours.

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