Punjabi Kadhi calories
per katori, not per 100 g
The short answer
One katori, weighed
150kcal 1 katori with 2 pakoras — taken as 150 g — has about 150 calories, with 5.3 g protein, 9.3 g carbohydrate and 10.2 g fat. Two come to 300 kcal, three to 450 kcal.
Per 100 g, punjabi kadhi carries 100 kcal and 3.5 g protein.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori with 2 pakoras entered at 150 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Serving assumed: 1 katori with 2 pakoras ≈ 150 g — besan and curd gravy with fried pakoras. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori with 2 pakoras entered at 150 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
From a table row to one katori
- Read the per-100 g row for punjabi kadhi 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 100 kcal and 3.5 g protein per 100 g.
- Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 katori with 2 pakoras at 150 g (besan and curd gravy with fried pakoras). 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: 100 × 150 ÷ 100 = 150 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 Punjabi Kadhi = 100 kcal × 150 g ÷ 100 = 150 kcal energy check = 4P + 4C + 9F ±15% (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)
Punjabi Kadhi, entered by the portion
The kitchen ledger: one katori at 150 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 | 150 g | 150 kcal | 5.3 g | 9.3 g | 10.2 g | 2.4 g |
| 2 katori | 300 g | 300 kcal | 10.5 g | 18.6 g | 20.4 g | 4.8 g |
| 3 katori | 450 g | 450 kcal | 15.8 g | 27.9 g | 30.6 g | 7.2 g |
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori with 2 pakoras entered at 150 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 with 2 pakoras (150 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 100 kcal | 150 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 5.3 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 6.2 g | 9.3 g |
| Fat | 6.8 g | 10.2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.6 g | 2.4 g |
SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026
What it takes to burn off 1 katori with 2 pakoras of punjabi kadhi
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 150 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 punjabi kadhi sits in an Indian plate
Among the 20 dals & legumes entries on this site, punjabi kadhi ranks 19th for protein (3.5 g per 100 g) and 14th for energy density (100 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is sukha chana at 8.0 g.
Protein supplies 14% of its energy — respectable, but a plate built only on this will run short. Dal, curd, paneer or eggs close the gap cheaply. There is very little fibre here — 1.6 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 with 2 pakoras?
About 150 kcal for 1 katori with 2 pakoras, taken as 150 g (besan and curd gravy with fried pakoras). Two come to roughly 300 kcal and three to 450 kcal. Per 100 g, punjabi kadhi carries 100 kcal.
How much protein is in punjabi kadhi?
3.5 g per 100 g, which works out to 5.3 g in 1 katori with 2 pakoras. That is 14% of the energy in this food, and ranks 19th of 20 in the dals & legumes group on this site.
Is punjabi kadhi good for weight loss?
At 100 kcal per 100 g it is on the lighter side, so portion size is forgiving. Protein is moderate, so pair it with dal, curd or a non-veg side to stay full. 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 besan and curd gravy with fried pakoras. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.
Similar foods
Four more from dals & legumes, and three from elsewhere with a similar energy density.
Where this number comes from
ഉറവിടം വ്യക്തമാക്കിയ ചേരുവകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള പാചകക്കുറിപ്പ് വിശകലനം. കാർബോഹൈഡ്രേറ്റ് എന്നത് ലഭ്യമായ കാർബോഹൈഡ്രേറ്റ് ആണ് — ഭക്ഷ്യനാരുകൾ ഒഴിവാക്കി പ്രത്യേകം നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
പാചകക്കുറിപ്പും പാകം ചെയ്ത ശേഷമുള്ള ഭാരവും: 60 g curd thinned with water and thickened with 16 g besan, tempered in about 7 g of oil. Finished weight 150 g, one katori with two pakoras.
Confidence in the quantities: medium. There is a real assumption here about how much of something went in, but it sits inside a narrow normal range.
സ്രോതസ്സ് വരി: IFCT 2017 B001, Bengal gram, dal. 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. The pakoras are counted inside the besan and the oil above rather than separately, so a katori served with four rather than two will run higher. One ingredient here carries no table row of its own — curd — 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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