Is 3 katori too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 383 kcal is roughly 19% of a 2,000 kcal day and 24% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 3 katori rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

Dals & legumes

Calories in 3 katori

The short answer

3 കട്ടോറി, തൂക്കിയത്

383kcal 3 കട്ടോറി — മൊത്തം 450 ഗ്രാം — ഏകദേശം ഇത്രയും വരും 383 calories, with 18.9 g protein, 47.3 g carbohydrate and 11.7 g fat.

Protein 18.9 g · 20.4% of energy Carbs 47.3 g · 51.1% of energy Fat 11.7 g · 28.5% of energy

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

Serving assumed: 1 katori cooked dal ≈ 150 g — yellow moong, light tempering. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

From a table row to one katori

Read the per-100 g row for moong dal 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 85 kcal and 4.2 g protein per 100 g.
Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 katori cooked dal at 150 g (yellow moong, light tempering). 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: 85 × 150 ÷ 100 = 128 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
Moong Dal          =     85 kcal ×  150 g ÷ 100  =  128 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Moong Dal, entered by the portion

The same ledger as the main entry, with 3 katori standing on the 3rd line.

Kitchen ledger — moong dal by the katori, one katori entered at 150 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
Portion	Grams	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fibre
1 katori	150 g	128 kcal	6.3 g	15.8 g	3.9 g	3.0 g
2 katori	300 g	255 kcal	12.6 g	31.5 g	7.8 g	6.0 g
3 katori	450 g	383 kcal	18.9 g	47.3 g	11.7 g	9.0 g

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori cooked dal 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.

3 കട്ടോറി കത്തിച്ചുകളയാൻ എന്തു വേണം

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 383 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.

89 min

Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h

73 min

Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h

42 min

Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h

32 min

Running · 8 km/h

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.

Other quantities

1 katori128 kcal · 150 g 2 katori255 kcal · 300 g Build a full thaliAdd several foods into one total

Questions

How many calories are in 3 katori?

About 383 kcal, taking one katori as 150 g (yellow moong, light tempering). That is 18.9 g protein, 47.3 g carbohydrate and 11.7 g fat across 450 g of food.

3 കട്ടോറി കൂടുതലാണോ?

അത് പൂർണമായും ദിവസത്തിന്റെ ബാക്കി ഭാഗത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. 383 kcal എന്നത് 2,000 kcal ദിവസത്തിന്റെ ഏകദേശം 19% ഉം 1,600 kcal ദിവസത്തിന്റെ 24% ഉം ആണ്. സത്യസന്ധമായ ഉത്തരം ഇതാണ്: 3 കട്ടോറി ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക് ഒരു ഭക്ഷണമാകുന്നത് അപൂർവമാണ് — അതിനൊപ്പം കഴിക്കുന്നതാണ് സാധാരണയായി ആകെത്തുക നിർണയിക്കുന്നത്.

3 കട്ടോറി കത്തിച്ചുകളയാൻ എത്ര സമയമെടുക്കും?

Roughly 89 minutes of easy walking, 73 minutes of brisk walking or 32 minutes of running for a 70 kg adult. Useful for scale — not a licence, since appetite rises with activity.

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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