How many calories in rajma?
180–260 kcal
A katori of home-made rajma is roughly 180–260 calories. The beans are modest; the gravy is where the range comes from.
By serving
Serving by serving.
Ranges rather than single numbers. Home cooking has no standard serving, and the same dish made in two kitchens genuinely differs by this much — a single figure would be false precision.
| Serving | Calories |
|---|---|
| 1 katori, home-made (~150 g) | 180–260 |
| 1 serving, restaurant | 250–350 |
| 100 g boiled beans, no gravy | 120–130 |
| Rajma chawal, full plate | 450–650 |
Per one katori of home-made rajma: 7–9 g protein · 22–28 g carbs · 5–10 g fat
Why the range
What moves this number.
If you want a better estimate than the table gives, these are the things worth paying attention to. Everything else is noise by comparison.
- Oil in the masala. The onion-tomato base is cooked in two to four tablespoons for a family pot. That is 240–480 calories spread across the servings.
- Gravy thickness. More gravy per katori means more of the oil per katori, even with the same quantity of beans.
- Cream. Restaurant rajma is often finished with cream or butter, which is most of the gap between the home and restaurant figures.
- What it is eaten with. Rajma is rarely eaten alone. The rice underneath is usually the larger half of the meal.
Logging it
You do not need this table every day.
Looking a number up works once. Doing it for every item of every meal is the reason most people stop tracking within a fortnight.
BetterCal has no database to search. Say or type the meal the way you would describe it to a person — "rajma and dal" — and it is logged with calories and macros in one go. If your version differs from the estimate, correct it once and it remembers, so over a few weeks the numbers converge on your kitchen rather than an average of everyone else's.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories in rajma chawal?
A full plate is usually 450–650 calories — roughly a katori of rajma plus one to one and a half katoris of rice.
Is rajma high in protein?
Reasonably. A katori gives 7–9 g, which is comparable to dal. Kidney beans are a solid vegetarian protein source without being a spectacular one.
Why is this a range and not one number?
Because the honest answer is a range. Serving sizes are not standardised and cooking fat varies enormously between kitchens. A single confident figure would be more convenient and less true. See how accurate calorie estimates really are.
Do I need to weigh food to track it properly?
No. Weighing improves precision that you mostly do not need — being consistently within 10% is enough to lose or gain weight predictably. The easiest way to track calories covers the method.
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