Calories and protein in a katori of curd rice, with and without oil
Also called thayir sadam, dahi chawal.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal oil
150 kcal
4.5 g protein
Fat 3.5 g · carbs 25 g · fibre 0.5 g · Vegetarian
Portion: a 150 ml katori. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Curd made from toned or skimmed milk lowers this a little. The tempering is small either way.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves. Normal is about 1 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 | 140 kcal | 4.5 g |
| A little | 0.5 g | 150 kcal | 4.5 g |
| Normal | 1 g | 150 kcal | 4.5 g |
| A lot | 2 g | 160 kcal | 4.5 g |
What moves the number
- Riceabout 100 kcal
- Yogurtabout 35 kcal
- Oil (the tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves)about 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RiceUSDA: Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched | 27 g | 100 | 2 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 81 g | 0 | 0 g |
| YogurtUSDA: Yogurt, plain, whole milk | 54 g | 35 | 2 g |
| MilkUSDA: Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D | 9 g | 5 | 0.5 g |
| Urad dalUSDA: Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Mustard seedsUSDA: Spices, mustard seed, ground | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Green chilliUSDA: Peppers, hot chili, green, raw | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GingerUSDA: Ginger root, raw | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Coriander leavesUSDA: Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves | 1 g | 10 | 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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