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Snacks & street food · कचौरी

Kachori calories
per kachori, not per 100 g

213 kcal 1 kachori — taken as 60 g — has about 213 calories, with 4.2 g protein, 21.6 g carbohydrate and 12.0 g fat. Two come to 426 kcal, three to 639 kcal.

Per 100 g, kachori carries 355 kcal and 7.0 g protein.

Protein 4.2 g · 8% of energy Carbs 21.6 g · 40.9% of energy Fat 12.0 g · 51.1% of energy

Serving assumed: 1 kachori ≈ 60 g — dal-stuffed, deep-fried. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

Kachori calories by portion

The whole point of this site: an Indian portion, not a laboratory 100 g. Everything below scales linearly from the 60 g serving.

Kachori — calories and macros by number of servings, at 60 g per kachori.
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 kachori60 g 213 kcal4.2 g21.6 g12.0 g2.1 g
2 kachoris120 g 426 kcal8.4 g43.2 g24.0 g4.2 g
3 kachoris180 g 639 kcal12.6 g64.8 g36.0 g6.3 g

Figures in kilocalories — the "calories" on a food label. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is included in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.

Full nutrition per 100 g

Kachori — nutrition per 100 g, as eaten.
NutrientPer 100 gPer 1 kachori (60 g)
Energy355 kcal213 kcal
Protein7.0 g4.2 g
Carbohydrate (available)36.0 g21.6 g
Fat20.0 g12.0 g
Dietary fibre3.5 g2.1 g

What it takes to burn off 1 kachori of kachori

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 213 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.

50 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
40 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
23 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
18 min
Running · 8 km/h

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 kachori sits in an Indian plate

Among the 29 snacks & street food entries on this site, kachori ranks 7th for protein (7.0 g per 100 g) and 5th for energy density (355 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is masala peanuts at 24.0 g.

Protein supplies only 8% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. Fibre is moderate at 3.5 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 kachori?

About 213 kcal for 1 kachori, taken as 60 g (dal-stuffed, deep-fried). Two come to roughly 426 kcal and three to 639 kcal. Per 100 g, kachori carries 355 kcal.

How much protein is in kachori?

7.0 g per 100 g, which works out to 4.2 g in 1 kachori. That is 8% of the energy in this food, and ranks 7th of 29 in the snacks & street food group on this site.

Is kachori good for weight loss?

At 355 kcal per 100 g it is energy-dense, so the portion decides everything. 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 dal-stuffed, deep-fried. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.

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.

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