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Aloo Gobi vs Lauki Sabzi

Both sides computed from the same table, at the serving each is actually eaten in.

Aloo Gobi

158
kcal per 1 katori (150 g) · 105 kcal/100 g
More energy-dense
vs

Lauki Sabzi

63
kcal per 1 katori (150 g) · 42 kcal/100 g

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, aloo gobi is heavier — 105 kcal against 42 kcal for lauki sabzi, about 150% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 katori of aloo gobi is 158 kcal, while 1 katori of lauki sabzi is 63 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, aloo gobi wins with 2.6 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori entered at 150 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

Aloo GobiLauki Sabzi
Serving assumed1 katori · 150 g1 katori · 150 g
Calories per serving15863
Calories per 100 g10542
Protein per 100 g2.6 g0.6 g
Carbs per 100 g11.0 g2.0 g
Fat per 100 g5.5 g3.5 g
Fibre per 100 g2.8 g2.3 g
Walking to burn one serving37 min15 min

SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How two dishes are made comparable

  1. Both columns start from the same source — the per-100 g rows for aloo gobi and lauki sabzi in the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. Neither side is taken from a different database to win an argument.
  2. Each dish keeps its own serving weight: 1 katori at 150 g, 1 katori at 150 g. Forcing both onto a shared 100 g is what makes most food comparisons useless.
  3. Both rows are then scaled the same way and printed side by side, so the per-gram ranking and the per-plate ranking can visibly disagree — which, on Indian food, they routinely do.
Aloo Gobi          105 kcal/100 g × 150 g ÷ 100 = 158 kcal
Lauki Sabzi         42 kcal/100 g × 150 g ÷ 100 = 63 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Aloo Gobi is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — aloo gobi arrives as 1 katori and lauki sabzi as 1 katori, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Aloo Gobi carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. Both figures assume home cooking with a measured amount of oil; a restaurant plate of either can run 30 to 60% higher.

Questions

Which has more calories, aloo gobi or lauki sabzi?

Per 100 g, aloo gobi is heavier — 105 kcal against 42 kcal for lauki sabzi, about 150% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 katori of aloo gobi is 158 kcal, while 1 katori of lauki sabzi is 63 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, aloo gobi wins with 2.6 g per 100 g.

Which has more protein, aloo gobi or lauki sabzi?

Aloo Gobi — 2.6 g per 100 g against 0.6 g. Per real serving that becomes 3.9 g in 1 katori against 0.9 g in 1 katori.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 katori of aloo gobi weighs 150 g and 1 katori of lauki sabzi weighs 150 g, so the per-gram ranking and the per-plate ranking are answering different questions. The serving row is the one that decides what you ate.

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.

SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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