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A makki ki roti is about 145 kcal, a katori of sarson ka saag about 150 and a til ladoo about 150. Here are the approximate calories for 13 winter Indian foods, from rotis and saag to gajak, chikki and ladoo.
| Food (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Bajra roti (1, 35 g flour) | ~125 |
| Makki ki roti (1, 40 g maize flour) | ~145 |
| Makki ki roti with 1 tsp white butter | ~180 |
| Methi paratha (1) | ~225 |
| Food (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Sarson ka saag (1 katori, 150 g, with a little butter or ghee) | ~150 |
| Sweet potato / shakarkandi (1 small, boiled, 100 g) | ~90 |
| Food (typical portion) | kcal |
|---|---|
| Gajak (1 piece, 20 g) | ~100 |
| Peanut chikki (1 piece, 25 g) | ~125 |
| Til ladoo (1, 30 g) | ~150 |
| Panjiri (2 tablespoons, 30 g) | ~150 |
| Gond ladoo (1, 40 g) | ~200 |
| Gajar halwa (1 katori, 100 g) | ~230 |
| Jaggery / gur (1 teaspoon, 5 g) | ~20 |
Our approximate estimates for typical home portions. Ghee, butter and jaggery vary from recipe to recipe, so treat each number as a ballpark.
Many winter favourites are built around ghee, jaggery, sesame, peanuts and dry fruit, which are all rich in calories for their weight. A teaspoon of ghee is roughly 45 kcal and a teaspoon of jaggery roughly 20 kcal (about the same as a teaspoon of sugar). Til ladoo and gond ladoo mix several of these in one small ball, which is why they come in at 150 to 200 kcal for something you can hold in one hand.
A makki ki roti is usually thicker and made from more flour, so it comes to about 145 kcal against about 120 for a medium wheat roti, and the white butter it is served with adds about 35 kcal per teaspoon.
Easy way to enjoy it: eat the saag with one makki roti and a teaspoon less butter, and keep the ladoo to one a day. On the numbers above, each of those is a change you can see without giving up the food.
For more on millet rotis see the millets guide, and for the festive sweets see calories in Indian sweets.
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 145 kcal for one roti made from about 40 g of maize flour. With a teaspoon of white butter it is about 180 kcal.
About 150 kcal for a katori (150 g) made with a little butter or ghee. Restaurant versions with more butter are higher.
About 150 kcal for one ladoo of around 30 g. Gond ladoo, which has ghee and dry fruit, is about 200 kcal for 40 g.
Not by much: a teaspoon of jaggery is about 20 kcal, close to a teaspoon of sugar.
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