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A sandesh is about 100 kcal, a steamed modak about 130, a katori of rabri about 200 and a piece of ghevar about 280. Here are the approximate calories for 15 regional Indian sweets, from milk sweets to fried and flour ones.
| Sweet (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Sandesh (1 piece, 30 g) | ~100 |
| Kalakand (1 piece, 30 g) | ~110 |
| Chamcham (1 piece, 50 g) | ~150 |
| Mishti doi (1 katori, 100 g) | ~160 |
| Basundi (1 katori, 120 g) | ~190 |
| Rabri (1 katori, 80 g) | ~200 |
| Shrikhand (1 katori, 100 g) | ~210 |
| Sweet (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Ukadiche modak, steamed (1, 50 g) | ~130 |
| Adhirasam (1, 40 g) | ~150 |
| Malpua (1, 50 g) | ~180 |
| Imarti (1, 40 g) | ~190 |
| Ghevar (1 piece, 50 g) | ~280 |
| Sweet (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Mohanthal (1 piece, 30 g) | ~160 |
| Boondi ladoo (1, 40 g) | ~180 |
| Puran poli (1) | ~250 |
Our approximate estimates for typical pieces and katoris. Sweet shops and homes differ a lot in size and in the ghee, sugar and khoya used, so treat each number as a ballpark.
The same three things matter as in other mithai: sugar, ghee or oil, and milk solids. A steamed modak (about 130 kcal) sits well below a fried malpua (about 180) or a ghevar (about 280), which soaks up ghee and sugar syrup. Thickened milk sweets such as rabri, basundi and shrikhand have a lot of sugar and milk fat in a small katori, which is why a 100 g spoonful lands near 200 kcal.
Easy way to read it: a festival box usually mixes several of these, so a small taste of each adds up like one big sweet. The tables above let you add the pieces yourself.
For the sweets most people eat at Diwali see calories in Indian sweets, and for the sweets of the cold months, calories in winter Indian foods.
These are approximate numbers for typical portions, not exact ones, and they are not advice about what you should eat. If you have a health condition or a calorie target from a doctor or dietitian, follow that instead of a general table.
About 100 kcal for a piece of around 30 g. Sandesh made with more sugar or a filling can be higher.
About 200 kcal for a katori of around 80 g, because it is thick, sweet and made from reduced milk.
About 130 kcal for a steamed ukadiche modak of around 50 g. A fried modak is higher.
Among these, ghevar (about 280 kcal a piece) and puran poli (about 250 kcal) are the highest, followed by shrikhand and rabri per katori (about 210 and 200 kcal).
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