Calories and protein in a katori of bhindi masala, with and without oil
Also called okra sabzi, bhindi fry.
The short answer
1 katori, about 110 g, normal oil
120 kcal
2.5 g protein
Fat 8.5 g · carbs 12 g · fibre 4.5 g · Vegan
Portion: loosely packed into a 150 ml katori. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Okra itself is very light. More than half of this katori's energy is the oil, which is why a crisp bhindi fry can be far higher than a home sabzi.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the oil the okra is fried in. Normal is about 8 g in this portion. A little halves the recipe’s fat and a lot doubles it, so in a portion of the same weight a lot comes out a little under double. These are the four levels the app asks about, with the same numbers.
| Oil | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 55 kcal | 3 g |
| A little | 4 g | 90 kcal | 3 g |
| Normal | 8 g | 120 kcal | 2.5 g |
| A lot | 15 g | 180 kcal | 2.5 g |
What moves the number
- Oil (the oil the okra is fried in)about 70 kcal
- Okraabout 35 kcal
- Onionabout 10 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 katori, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with normal oil. Water, salt and spices add almost no energy but are listed so the recipe is complete. If your version has more of something, the numbers move with it.
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| OkraUSDA: Okra, raw | 105 g | 35 | 2 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 26 g | 10 | 0.5 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 16 g | 5 | 0 g |
| Chilli powderUSDA: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Coriander powderUSDA: Spices, coriander seed | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| TurmericUSDA: Spices, turmeric, ground | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe oil the okra is fried in | 8 g | 70 | 0 g |
How this was worked out
This is the same dish the Homekcal app logs, from the same table. Each raw ingredient’s weight is multiplied by its per-100 g values in USDA FoodData Central, the batch is added up and divided by the cooked weight it makes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 10 and grams to the nearest gram, because a standard recipe is not your recipe. These are calculated values, not weighed or lab tested meals, and home versions vary a lot.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026. fdc.nal.usda.gov. Public domain (CC0).
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