Calories and protein in a katori of rajma, with and without oil
Also called rajma masala, kidney bean curry.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal oil
140 kcal
6.5 g protein
Fat 4.5 g · carbs 19 g · fibre 5 g · Vegan
Portion: a 150 ml steel katori, filled level. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Rajma chawal is usually one katori of rajma over a plate of rice. Log them as two items so the rice portion can be fixed on its own.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the oil the masala is fried in. Normal is about 3.5 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 | 110 kcal | 6.5 g |
| A little | 2 g | 120 kcal | 6.5 g |
| Normal | 3.5 g | 140 kcal | 6.5 g |
| A lot | 7 g | 160 kcal | 6 g |
What moves the number
- Rajmaabout 80 kcal
- Oil (the oil the masala is fried in)about 30 kcal
- Onionabout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RajmaUSDA: Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw | 24 g | 80 | 5.5 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 109 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 17 g | 5 | 0 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 24 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 | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| CuminUSDA: Spices, cumin seed | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Coriander powderUSDA: Spices, coriander seed | 0.5 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 |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe oil the masala is fried in | 3.5 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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