Calories and protein in a katori of chana dal, with and without oil
Also called split bengal gram dal.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal oil
150 kcal
6.5 g protein
Fat 5 g · carbs 21 g · fibre 4.5 g · Vegan
Portion: a 150 ml steel katori, filled level. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Chana dal holds its shape, so a katori packs more dry dal than a soupy moong dal of the same size.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the tadka. Normal is about 3 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 | 130 kcal | 6.5 g |
| A little | 1.5 g | 140 kcal | 6.5 g |
| Normal | 3 g | 150 kcal | 6.5 g |
| A lot | 5.5 g | 170 kcal | 6.5 g |
What moves the number
- Chana dalabout 110 kcal
- Oil (the tadka)about 25 kcal
- Onionabout 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chana dalUSDA: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw | 29 g | 110 | 6 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 130 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 12 g | 5 | 0 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 14 g | 5 | 0 g |
| GingerUSDA: Ginger root, raw | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GarlicUSDA: Garlic, raw | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| CuminUSDA: Spices, cumin seed | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| TurmericUSDA: Spices, turmeric, ground | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Garam masalaUSDA: Spices, curry powder | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe tadka | 3 g | 25 | 0 g |
What we could not match
Stand ins and assumptions in this recipe that a person still has to check.
- Chana dal: Chana dal is split, skinned desi chickpea; USDA has only whole chickpea (bengal gram). Close in macros; check.
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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