Rice dishes
Plain rice, pulao, biryani and everything built on them. All 18 ranked by calories in a real serving — the heaviest is mutton biryani at 683 kcal per plate; the lightest is boiled white rice at 176 kcal.
| # | Dish | Serving | Calories | Protein | kcal /100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mutton Biryani | 1 restaurant plate · 350 g | 683 | 29.8 g | 195 |
| 2 | Chicken Biryani | 1 restaurant plate · 350 g | 648 | 28.0 g | 185 |
| 3 | Vegetable Biryani | 1 plate · 300 g | 495 | 10.8 g | 165 |
| 4 | Vegetable Fried Rice | 1 plate · 250 g | 413 | 9.5 g | 165 |
| 5 | Rajma Chawal | 1 plate · 300 g | 390 | 13.2 g | 130 |
| 6 | Kadhi Chawal | 1 plate · 300 g | 360 | 10.2 g | 120 |
| 7 | Dal Chawal | 1 plate · 300 g | 315 | 10.8 g | 105 |
| 8 | Bisi Bele Bath | 1 katori · 200 g | 290 | 9.0 g | 145 |
| 9 | Vegetable Pulao | 1 katori veg pulao · 180 g | 279 | 5.8 g | 155 |
| 10 | Ven Pongal | 1 katori pongal · 180 g | 270 | 7.6 g | 150 |
| 11 | Lemon Rice | 1 katori lemon rice · 160 g | 256 | 4.8 g | 160 |
| 12 | Tomato Rice | 1 katori tomato rice · 160 g | 248 | 4.8 g | 155 |
| 13 | Jeera Rice | 1 katori jeera rice · 150 g | 248 | 4.5 g | 165 |
| 14 | Curd Rice | 1 katori curd rice · 180 g | 198 | 5.8 g | 110 |
| 15 | Moong Dal Khichdi | 1 katori khichdi · 150 g | 188 | 5.9 g | 125 |
| 16 | Boiled Brown Rice | 1 katori cooked brown rice · 150 g | 185 | 4.4 g | 123 |
| 17 | Basmati Rice, Cooked | 1 katori cooked basmati · 150 g | 182 | 4.1 g | 121 |
| 18 | Boiled White Rice | 1 katori cooked rice · 150 g | 176 | 3.9 g | 117 |
Calories are for the serving in the third column, not per 100 g — that is the whole point. The protein leader in this group is mutton biryani at 8.5 g per 100 g.
Nutrient values are averages for the stated preparation, based on the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) and standard recipe analysis. Energy is reconciled against the macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil, ghee and portion size; every value here is an average for a stated serving, with the assumption shown.