Calories and protein in a katori of jeera aloo, with and without oil
Also called aloo sabzi, dry potato sabzi.
The short answer
1 katori, about 110 g, normal oil
140 kcal
2.5 g protein
Fat 6 g · carbs 20 g · fibre 2.5 g · Vegan
Portion: loosely packed into a 150 ml katori. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Potatoes lose water as they cook, so a katori of jeera aloo holds more raw potato than its weight suggests.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the oil the potatoes are tossed in. Normal is about 5.5 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 | 95 kcal | 2.5 g |
| A little | 3 g | 120 kcal | 2.5 g |
| Normal | 5.5 g | 140 kcal | 2.5 g |
| A lot | 10 g | 180 kcal | 2.5 g |
What moves the number
- Potatoabout 85 kcal
- Oil (the oil the potatoes are tossed in)about 50 kcal
- Cuminabout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PotatoUSDA: Potatoes, flesh and skin, raw | 110 g | 85 | 2.5 g |
| CuminUSDA: Spices, cumin seed | 1 g | 5 | 0 g |
| Green chilliUSDA: Peppers, hot chili, green, raw | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Coriander leavesUSDA: Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| TurmericUSDA: Spices, turmeric, ground | 0 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Chilli powderUSDA: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne | 0 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe oil the potatoes are tossed in | 5.5 g | 50 | 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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