Calories and protein in a katori of keema matar, with and without oil
Also called mince and peas, kheema.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal oil
190 kcal
20 g protein
Fat 8.5 g · carbs 9 g · fibre 3 g · With meat or fish
Portion: a 150 ml steel katori, filled level. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
This counts lean goat mince. Lamb or beef mince carries more fat of its own, which moves this katori more than cutting the oil does.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the oil the masala is started in. Normal is about 6 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 | 20 g |
| A little | 3 g | 170 kcal | 20 g |
| Normal | 6 g | 190 kcal | 20 g |
| A lot | 11 g | 230 kcal | 19 g |
What moves the number
- Goatabout 90 kcal
- Oil (the oil the masala is started in)about 50 kcal
- Peasabout 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoatUSDA: Game meat, goat, raw | 83 g | 90 | 17 g |
| PeasUSDA: Peas, green, raw | 25 g | 20 | 1.5 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 25 g | 10 | 0.5 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 25 g | 5 | 0 g |
| GingerUSDA: Ginger root, raw | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GarlicUSDA: Garlic, raw | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Green chilliUSDA: Peppers, hot chili, green, raw | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Chilli powderUSDA: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Garam masalaUSDA: Spices, curry powder | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Coriander powderUSDA: Spices, coriander seed | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 17 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe oil the masala is started in | 6 g | 50 | 0 g |
What we could not match
Stand ins and assumptions in this recipe that a person still has to check.
- Keema assumed lean goat mince; beef or lamb mince carries noticeably more fat.
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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