Calories and protein in one plain paratha, with and without ghee
Also called layered paratha, tawa paratha.
The short answer
1 paratha, about 75 g, normal ghee
240 kcal
6.5 g protein
Fat 9.5 g · carbs 36 g · fibre 5.5 g · Vegetarian
Portion: a medium layered paratha. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
A paratha is a roti and a half of flour plus the fat folded into the layers.
With and without ghee
The same 1 paratha, changing only ghee between the layers and on the tawa. Normal is about 8.5 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.
| Ghee | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 190 kcal | 7.5 g |
| A little | 4.5 g | 220 kcal | 7 g |
| Normal | 8.5 g | 240 kcal | 6.5 g |
| A lot | 15 g | 280 kcal | 6 g |
What moves the number
- Attaabout 170 kcal
- Ghee (ghee between the layers and on the tawa)about 75 kcal
- Waterabout 0 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 paratha, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AttaUSDA: Wheat flour, whole-grain (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | 50 g | 170 | 6.5 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 30 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GheeUSDA: Butter oil, anhydrousGhee between the layers and on the tawa | 8.5 g | 75 | 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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