Chole Bhature vs Chicken Biryani

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

Chole Bhature

735

kcal per 1 plate (2 bhature + chole) (300 g) · 245 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

Chicken Biryani

648

kcal per 1 restaurant plate (350 g) · 185 kcal/100 g

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, chole bhature is heavier — 245 kcal against 185 kcal for chicken biryani, about 32% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 plate (2 bhature + chole) of chole bhature is 735 kcal, while 1 restaurant plate of chicken biryani is 648 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, chicken biryani wins with 8.0 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate (2 bhature + chole) entered at 300 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

	Chole Bhature	Chicken Biryani
Serving assumed	1 plate (2 bhature + chole) · 300 g	1 restaurant plate · 350 g
Calories per serving	735	648
Calories per 100 g	245	185
Protein per 100 g	6.5 g	8.0 g
Carbs per 100 g	29.0 g	19.0 g
Fat per 100 g	11.5 g	8.5 g
Fibre per 100 g	3.0 g	1.5 g
Walking to burn one serving	171 min	151 min

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

How two dishes are made comparable

Both columns start from the same source — the per-100 g rows for chole bhature and chicken biryani in the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. Neither side is taken from a different database to win an argument.
Each dish keeps its own serving weight: 1 plate (2 bhature + chole) at 300 g, 1 restaurant plate at 350 g. Forcing both onto a shared 100 g is what makes most food comparisons useless.
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.

Chole Bhature      245 kcal/100 g × 300 g ÷ 100 = 735 kcal
Chicken Biryani    185 kcal/100 g × 350 g ÷ 100 = 648 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Chole Bhature is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — chole bhature arrives as 1 plate (2 bhature + chole) and chicken biryani as 1 restaurant plate, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Chicken Biryani 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, chole bhature or chicken biryani?

Which has more protein, chole bhature or chicken biryani?

Chicken Biryani — 8.0 g per 100 g against 6.5 g. Per real serving that becomes 28.0 g in 1 restaurant plate against 19.5 g in 1 plate (2 bhature + chole).

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 plate (2 bhature + chole) of chole bhature weighs 300 g and 1 restaurant plate of chicken biryani weighs 350 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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