Calories in 3 katori
279 kcal 3 katori — 450 g in total — comes to about 279 calories, with 10.4 g protein, 36.9 g carbohydrate and 9.9 g fat.
Serving assumed: 1 katori sambar ≈ 150 g — tiffin sambar with toor dal and vegetables; restaurant sambar is thicker. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
Sambar, portion by portion
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 katori | 150 g | 93 kcal | 3.4 g | 12.3 g | 3.3 g | 4.8 g |
| 2 katori | 300 g | 186 kcal | 6.9 g | 24.6 g | 6.6 g | 9.6 g |
| 3 katori | 450 g | 279 kcal | 10.4 g | 36.9 g | 9.9 g | 14.4 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 3 katori
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 279 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 3 katori?
About 279 kcal, taking one katori as 150 g (tiffin sambar with toor dal and vegetables; restaurant sambar is thicker). That is 10.4 g protein, 36.9 g carbohydrate and 9.9 g fat across 450 g of food.
Is 3 katori too much?
It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 279 kcal is roughly 14% of a 2,000 kcal day and 17% 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.
How long does it take to burn off 3 katori?
Roughly 65 minutes of easy walking, 53 minutes of brisk walking or 23 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.