Calories and protein in two idlis
Also called steamed rice cakes.
The short answer
2 idlis, about 80 g
120 kcal
4 g protein
Fat 0.5 g · carbs 24 g · fibre 2 g · Vegan
Portion: two medium idlis. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Steamed, so there is no oil in the idli itself. The sambar and chutney beside it carry the rest of the plate.
What moves the number
- Parboiled riceabout 90 kcal
- Urad dalabout 25 kcal
- Fenugreek seedsabout 0 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 2 idlis, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parboiled riceUSDA: Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, dry | 24 g | 90 | 2 g |
| Urad dalUSDA: Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw | 8 g | 25 | 2 g |
| Fenugreek seedsUSDA: Spices, fenugreek seed | 0 g | 0 | 0 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 48 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0.5 g | 0 | 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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