Gajar ka Halwa calories
per katori, not per 100 g
The short answer
One katori, weighed
228kcal 1 katori — taken as 100 g — has about 228 calories, with 4.4 g protein, 29.9 g carbohydrate and 10.1 g fat. Two come to 456 kcal, three to 684 kcal.
Per 100 g, gajar ka halwa carries 228 kcal and 4.4 g protein.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori entered at 100 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Serving assumed: 1 katori ≈ 100 g — carrot cooked down in milk with ghee and sugar. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori entered at 100 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
From a table row to one katori
- Read the per-100 g row for gajar ka halwa out of the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 — analysed on Indian samples, so Indian wheat and Indian milk are not swapped for American ones. It gives 228 kcal and 4.4 g protein per 100 g.
- Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 katori at 100 g (carrot cooked down in milk with ghee and sugar). That weight is the number other calorie sites decline to state, and it is where their answers stop being answers.
- Multiply, linearly, and print the working: 228 × 100 ÷ 100 = 228 kcal per katori. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two katori are exactly twice one.
- Reconcile the energy against its own macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. A row more than 15% away from 4P + 4C + 9F (20% above 6 g of fibre) stops the build rather than shipping.
per katori = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 Gajar ka Halwa = 228 kcal × 100 g ÷ 100 = 228 kcal energy check = 4P + 4C + 9F ±15% (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)
Gajar ka Halwa, entered by the portion
The kitchen ledger: one katori at 100 g, then two, then three. Every row is the row above multiplied — nothing is rounded up or quietly adjusted.
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 katori | 100 g | 228 kcal | 4.4 g | 29.9 g | 10.1 g | 6.3 g |
| 2 katori | 200 g | 456 kcal | 8.8 g | 59.8 g | 20.2 g | 12.6 g |
| 3 katori | 300 g | 684 kcal | 13.2 g | 89.7 g | 30.3 g | 18.9 g |
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori entered at 100 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Kept in kilocalories — the "calories" printed on a packet. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate. Fibre is entered on its own line and is counted in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.
The 100 g column, kept for the record
Because every other site quotes it, and because you should be able to check our arithmetic against theirs.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 katori (100 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 228 kcal | 228 kcal |
| Protein | 4.4 g | 4.4 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 29.9 g | 29.9 g |
| Fat | 10.1 g | 10.1 g |
| Dietary fibre | 6.3 g | 6.3 g |
SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026
What it takes to burn off 1 katori of gajar ka halwa
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 228 kcal, using MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. This is a scale check, not a licence — appetite rises with activity and the two do not cancel neatly.
SOURCE·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.
Where gajar ka halwa sits in an Indian plate
Among the 24 sweets & mithai entries on this site, gajar ka halwa ranks 16th for protein (4.4 g per 100 g) and 19th for energy density (228 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is peanut chikki at 13.9 g.
Protein supplies only 8% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. Fibre is genuinely high at 6.3 g per 100 g.
A realistic day matters more than any single dish. If you are building a meal, the thali builder adds several foods and their real servings together in one total.
Questions
How many calories are in 1 katori?
About 228 kcal for 1 katori, taken as 100 g (carrot cooked down in milk with ghee and sugar). Two come to roughly 456 kcal and three to 684 kcal. Per 100 g, gajar ka halwa carries 228 kcal.
How much protein is in gajar ka halwa?
4.4 g per 100 g, which works out to 4.4 g in 1 katori. That is 8% of the energy in this food, and ranks 16th of 24 in the sweets & mithai group on this site.
Is gajar ka halwa good for weight loss?
At 228 kcal per 100 g it is mid-range — it fits a deficit if the portion is measured rather than eyeballed. Protein is low, so eat it alongside a protein source rather than on its own. No single food makes or breaks a diet; the total for the day does.
Why does this differ from other calorie sites?
Two reasons. First, most sites publish a per-100 g figure from a US database and leave you to guess what a roti or a katori weighs; this page states the serving weight up front. Second, home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil and ghee — the figures here assume carrot cooked down in milk with ghee and sugar. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.
Similar foods
Four more from sweets & mithai, and three from elsewhere with a similar energy density.
Where this number comes from
Recipe analysis from sourced ingredients. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate — dietary fibre excluded and listed separately.
Recipe and finished weight: 150 g grated carrot cooked down in 50 g milk with 18 g sugar, 8 g khoya and about 6 g of ghee. Finished weight 100 g, one katori.
Confidence in the quantities: low. This dish varies enormously by household and by shop. Read the recipe below as one plausible version, not as the dish — the frying oil or the reduction, not the ingredients, is what decides the energy.
Source row: IFCT 2017 F002, Carrot, orange (Daucus carota); IFCT 2017 L002, Milk, whole, Cow; IFCT 2017 L004, Khoa. Energy on this row is the Atwater sum of the ingredients above, not an independent measurement, so it reconciles by construction — that is a property of the method and not evidence that the quantities are right. The ingredient weights are this site's assumption; the table rows behind each ingredient are not. Cooking fat is the largest single assumption here and is stated in the recipe rather than buried in the total. Carrot loses about a third of its weight in the pan, which concentrates its fibre — that is why the fibre on this row is far above the hand-entered figure it replaces. How much khoya and ghee go in varies by household more than any other sweet here. One ingredient here carries no table row of its own — sugar — so this dish inherits that gap and is no more checkable than that ingredient is.
Every food on this site carries this label. What each one means, and how many foods sit behind each, is set out on the method page.
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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