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Samosa Chaat calories
per plate, not per 100 g

The short answer

One plate, weighed

470kcal 1 plate — taken as 200 g — has about 470 calories, with 10.0 g protein, 56.0 g carbohydrate and 23.0 g fat. Two come to 940 kcal, three to 1,410 kcal.

Per 100 g, samosa chaat carries 235 kcal and 5.0 g protein.

Protein 10.0 g · 8.5% of energy Carbs 56.0 g · 47.6% of energy Fat 23.0 g · 43.9% of energy

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate entered at 200 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Serving assumed: 1 plate ≈ 200 g — a crushed samosa under chole, curd and chutney. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

The laboratory The kitchen 100 g 200 g 235 kcal 470 kcal
Drawn to scale — the shaded area of each is proportional to its weight. 1 plate weighs 200 g: 2× the beaker. Publish 235 kcal and you have answered a question nobody asked at a table; publish 470 kcal and you have answered the one that was.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate entered at 200 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

From a table row to one plate

  1. Read the per-100 g row for samosa chaat 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 235 kcal and 5.0 g protein per 100 g.
  2. Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 plate at 200 g (a crushed samosa under chole, curd and chutney). That weight is the number other calorie sites decline to state, and it is where their answers stop being answers.
  3. Multiply, linearly, and print the working: 235 × 200 ÷ 100 = 470 kcal per plate. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two plates are exactly twice one.
  4. 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 plate   =  per 100 g  ×  serving grams ÷ 100
Samosa Chaat       =    235 kcal ×  200 g ÷ 100  =  470 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Samosa Chaat, entered by the portion

The kitchen ledger: one plate at 200 g, then two, then three. Every row is the row above multiplied — nothing is rounded up or quietly adjusted.

Kitchen ledger — samosa chaat by the plate, one plate entered at 200 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 plate200 g 470 kcal10.0 g56.0 g23.0 g5.2 g
2 plates400 g 940 kcal20.0 g112.0 g46.0 g10.4 g
3 plates600 g 1,410 kcal30.0 g168.0 g69.0 g15.6 g

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate entered at 200 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.

Samosa Chaat — the 100 g reference column beside the plate that is actually served. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
NutrientPer 100 gPer 1 plate (200 g)
Energy235 kcal470 kcal
Protein5.0 g10.0 g
Carbohydrate (available)28.0 g56.0 g
Fat11.5 g23.0 g
Dietary fibre2.6 g5.2 g

SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026

What it takes to burn off 1 plate of samosa chaat

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 470 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.

110 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
89 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
51 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
39 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.

Where samosa chaat sits in an Indian plate

Among the 29 snacks & street food entries on this site, samosa chaat ranks 21st for protein (5.0 g per 100 g) and 19th for energy density (235 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is masala peanuts at 22.1 g.

Protein supplies only 9% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. Fibre is moderate at 2.6 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 plate?

About 470 kcal for 1 plate, taken as 200 g (a crushed samosa under chole, curd and chutney). Two come to roughly 940 kcal and three to 1,410 kcal. Per 100 g, samosa chaat carries 235 kcal.

How much protein is in samosa chaat?

5.0 g per 100 g, which works out to 10.0 g in 1 plate. That is 9% of the energy in this food, and ranks 21st of 29 in the snacks & street food group on this site.

Is samosa chaat good for weight loss?

At 235 kcal per 100 g it is mid-range — it fits a deficit if the portion is measured rather than eyeballed. Protein is low, so eat it alongside a protein source rather than on its own. 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 a crushed samosa under chole, curd and chutney. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.

Where this number comes from

From the composition tables, not re-checked against a named row. This site does not claim a carbohydrate basis for this figure. Either it is a hand-entered composite with no stored ingredient list to derive one from, or the named table row disagrees with what is published here by too much to say which basis the number is on.

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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