Chicken Biryani vs Mutton Biryani

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

ਚਿਕਨ ਬਿਰਯਾਨੀ

648

kcal per 1 restaurant plate (350 g) · 185 kcal/100 g

Mutton Biryani

683

kcal per 1 restaurant plate (350 g) · 195 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, mutton biryani is heavier — 195 kcal against 185 kcal for chicken biryani, about 5% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 restaurant plate of chicken biryani is 648 kcal, while 1 restaurant plate of mutton biryani is 683 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, mutton biryani wins with 8.5 g per 100 g.

ਸਰੋਤ·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 restaurant plate entered at 350 g·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026

ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ

	ਚਿਕਨ ਬਿਰਯਾਨੀ	Mutton Biryani
Serving assumed	1 restaurant plate · 350 g	1 restaurant plate · 350 g
Calories per serving	648	683
Calories per 100 g	185	195
Protein per 100 g	8.0 g	8.5 g
Carbs per 100 g	19.0 g	18.5 g
Fat per 100 g	8.5 g	9.5 g
Fibre per 100 g	1.5 g	1.4 g
Walking to burn one serving	151 ਮਿੰਟ	159 ਮਿੰਟ

ਸਰੋਤ·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026

How two dishes are made comparable

Both columns start from the same source — the per-100 g rows for chicken biryani and mutton biryani 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: 1 restaurant plate at 350 g, 1 restaurant plate at 350 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.

Chicken Biryani    185 kcal/100 g × 350 g ÷ 100 = 648 kcal
Mutton Biryani     195 kcal/100 g × 350 g ÷ 100 = 683 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Mutton Biryani is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — chicken biryani arrives as 1 restaurant plate and mutton biryani as 1 restaurant plate, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Mutton Biryani carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. Both figures assume home cooking with a measured amount of oil; a restaurant plate of either can run 30 to 60% higher.

ਸਵਾਲ

Which has more calories, chicken biryani or mutton biryani?

Which has more protein, chicken biryani or mutton biryani?

Mutton Biryani — 8.5 g per 100 g against 8.0 g. Per real serving that becomes 29.8 g in 1 restaurant plate against 28.0 g in 1 restaurant plate.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 restaurant plate of chicken biryani weighs 350 g and 1 restaurant plate of mutton biryani weighs 350 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.

ਸਰੋਤ·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026

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