Calories and protein in a katori of khichdi, with and without ghee
Also called khichuri, moong dal khichdi.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal ghee
150 kcal
4.5 g protein
Fat 3.5 g · carbs 26 g · fibre 2.5 g · Vegetarian
Portion: soft khichdi, a 150 ml katori. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Rice and dal together give a better protein mix than either alone, which is part of why khichdi is the comfort food it is.
With and without ghee
The same 1 katori, changing only the ghee on top. 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.
| Ghee | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 130 kcal | 5 g |
| A little | 1.5 g | 140 kcal | 5 g |
| Normal | 3 g | 150 kcal | 4.5 g |
| A lot | 6.5 g | 180 kcal | 4.5 g |
What moves the number
- Riceabout 80 kcal
- Moong dalabout 45 kcal
- Ghee (the ghee on top)about 30 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 ghee. 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 | 21 g | 80 | 1.5 g |
| Moong dalUSDA: Mung beans, mature seeds, raw | 13 g | 45 | 3 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 129 g | 0 | 0 g |
| CuminUSDA: Spices, cumin seed | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| TurmericUSDA: Spices, turmeric, ground | 0 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GingerUSDA: Ginger root, raw | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GheeUSDA: Butter oil, anhydrousThe ghee on top | 3 g | 30 | 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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