Calories in 2 plates
810 kcal 2 plates — 540 g in total — comes to about 810 calories, with 18.9 g protein, 113.4 g carbohydrate and 28.6 g fat.
Serving assumed: 1 plate (bhaji + 2 pav) ≈ 270 g — roadside style with butter on the bhaji and the pav. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
Pav Bhaji, portion by portion
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 plate | 270 g | 405 kcal | 9.5 g | 56.7 g | 14.3 g | 3.2 g |
| 2 plates | 540 g | 810 kcal | 18.9 g | 113.4 g | 28.6 g | 6.5 g |
| 3 plates | 810 g | 1,215 kcal | 28.3 g | 170.1 g | 42.9 g | 9.7 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.
What it takes to burn off 2 plates
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 810 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.
Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.
Questions
How many calories are in 2 plates?
About 810 kcal, taking one plate as 270 g (roadside style with butter on the bhaji and the pav). That is 18.9 g protein, 113.4 g carbohydrate and 28.6 g fat across 540 g of food.
Is 2 plates too much?
It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 810 kcal is roughly 41% of a 2,000 kcal day and 51% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 2 plates rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.
How long does it take to burn off 2 plates?
Roughly 189 minutes of easy walking, 154 minutes of brisk walking or 67 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.