Besan Chilla vs Moong Dal Chilla

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

Besan Chilla

211

kcal per 2 chillas (120 g) · 176 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

Moong Dal Chilla

192

kcal per 2 chillas (120 g) · 160 kcal/100 g

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, besan chilla is heavier — 176 kcal against 160 kcal for moong dal chilla, about 10% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 2 chillas of besan chilla is 211 kcal, while 2 chillas of moong dal chilla is 192 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, moong dal chilla wins with 8.5 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·2 chillas entered at 120 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

	Besan Chilla	Moong Dal Chilla
Serving assumed	2 chillas · 120 g	2 chillas · 120 g
Calories per serving	211	192
Calories per 100 g	176	160
Protein per 100 g	8.2 g	8.5 g
Carbs per 100 g	17.9 g	17.0 g
Fat per 100 g	7.9 g	6.0 g
Fibre per 100 g	5.9 g	3.2 g
Walking to burn one serving	49 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 besan chilla and moong dal chilla 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: 2 chillas at 120 g, 2 chillas at 120 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.

Besan Chilla       176 kcal/100 g × 120 g ÷ 100 = 211 kcal
Moong Dal Chilla   160 kcal/100 g × 120 g ÷ 100 = 192 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Besan Chilla is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — besan chilla arrives as 2 chillas and moong dal chilla as 2 chillas, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Moong Dal Chilla carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. Fibre also favours besan chilla here. 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, besan chilla or moong dal chilla?

Which has more protein, besan chilla or moong dal chilla?

Moong Dal Chilla — 8.5 g per 100 g against 8.2 g. Per real serving that becomes 10.2 g in 2 chillas against 9.8 g in 2 chillas.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 2 chillas of besan chilla weighs 120 g and 2 chillas of moong dal chilla weighs 120 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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