Fish Curry vs Chicken Curry

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

Fish Curry

165

kcal per 1 katori (1 piece) (150 g) · 110 kcal/100 g

Chicken Curry

195

kcal per 1 katori (150 g) · 130 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, chicken curry is heavier — 130 kcal against 110 kcal for fish curry, about 18% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 katori (1 piece) of fish curry is 165 kcal, while 1 katori of chicken curry is 195 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, fish curry wins with 13.0 g per 100 g.

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

Side by side

	Fish Curry	Chicken Curry
Serving assumed	1 katori (1 piece) · 150 g	1 katori · 150 g
Calories per serving	165	195
Calories per 100 g	110	130
Protein per 100 g	13.0 g	12.5 g
Carbs per 100 g	3.5 g	4.0 g
Fat per 100 g	4.8 g	7.0 g
Fibre per 100 g	0.8 g	1.0 g
Walking to burn one serving	38 min	45 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 fish curry and chicken curry 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 katori (1 piece) at 150 g, 1 katori at 150 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.

Fish Curry         110 kcal/100 g × 150 g ÷ 100 = 165 kcal
Chicken Curry      130 kcal/100 g × 150 g ÷ 100 = 195 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Chicken Curry is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — fish curry arrives as 1 katori (1 piece) and chicken curry as 1 katori, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Fish Curry 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, fish curry or chicken curry?

Which has more protein, fish curry or chicken curry?

Fish Curry — 13.0 g per 100 g against 12.5 g. Per real serving that becomes 19.5 g in 1 katori (1 piece) against 18.8 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 (1 piece) of fish curry weighs 150 g and 1 katori of chicken curry 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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