Calories in Moong dal khichdi
One katori of Moong dal khichdi is about 180 g, which comes to 214 kcal and 7.6 g of protein — roughly 14% of a 1,500 calorie day.
Moong dal khichdi nutrition
| Per | 1 katori (180 g) | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 214 kcal | 119 kcal |
| Protein | 7.6 g | 4.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 36.0 g | 20.0 g |
| Fat | 4.9 g | 2.7 g |
| Fibre | 3.2 g | 1.8 g |
Values from IFCT 2017, the Indian food composition tables, rather than a generic international database. Source: IFCT2017 derived.
What the numbers say
By its own figures this is mostly energy rather than protein, so it needs something alongside it; a decent amount of fibre.
Protein is the number most Indian plates are short of. If a meal built around this lands under about 15 g, add curd, dal or eggs rather than changing the dish.
Similar foods, by calories
- Ragi mudde (finger millet ball) — 142 kcal per ball
- Curd rice — 212 kcal per katori
- Appam — 73 kcal per piece
- Boiled rice (ponni / parboiled cooked) — 184 kcal per katori
Common questions
How many calories in 1 katori of Moong dal khichdi?
About 214 kcal per katori (180 g), and 119 kcal per 100 g.
How much protein is in Moong dal khichdi?
About 7.6 g per katori, which is 4.2 g per 100 g.
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