One moong dal chilla is about 128 kcal, with 7.4 g of protein, 16 g of carbohydrate, 3.2 g of fibre and 3.5 g of fat. Everything below is worked out from the ingredients, one by one.
Moong dal chilla: calories from 1 to 4 chillas
Each row is the whole dish at that amount, so you can read off what you ate.
| Amount | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 moong dal chilla | 128 | 7.4 | 16 | 3.5 |
| 2 moong dal chillas | 256 | 15 | 32 | 7 |
| 3 moong dal chillas | 383 | 22 | 48 | 10 |
| 4 moong dal chillas | 511 | 30 | 65 | 14 |
Numbers are for home cooking with the oil listed. How they were worked out is at the end of the page.
What goes into it
This is how 1 moong dal chilla is built in the sample diet charts. Each ingredient links to its own page.
| Ingredient | Amount | Calories (kcal) |
|---|---|---|
| Moong dal | 30 g | 98 |
| Tomato | 10 g | 2 |
| Coriander leaves (Hara dhania) | 5 g | 2 |
| Groundnut oil | 3 g | 27 |
| Total | 128 |
- Oil: the groundnut oil is 27 kcal of the 128. Without the groundnut oil, 1 moong dal chilla would come to about 101 kcal.
- Measure it: the oil is the part of this number you decide, so measure it with a spoon rather than pouring.
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Which diet charts use it
Some of the sample diet charts that use it, with the portion that fits a 1,500 calorie day. Change the calories on a plan page and the portion changes with it.
- 1500 calorie Indian vegetarian weight loss diet chart: a sample day2 moong dal chillas at breakfast
- 1500 calorie Indian Jain PCOS diet chart: a sample day2 moong dal chillas at breakfast
- 1500 calorie Indian eggetarian diabetes diet chart: a sample day2 moong dal chillas at breakfast
- 1500 calorie Indian Jain menopause diet chart: a sample day2 moong dal chillas at breakfast
Counting a whole plate
The dals and pulses page puts moong dal next to the rest of its food group.
- To add up a whole plate, use the thali calorie calculator.
- For the calories you need in a day, try the daily calorie calculator.
- The full list of dishes has them all.
How this was worked out
The page adds up the IFCT values for every ingredient at the weight used in the sample diet charts. The weights are raw, as the tables measure them, and the oil is the oil in the recipe. Katori means a standard 150 ml bowl. Your cooking will differ a little, so treat the number as a good starting point and check it against how you feel and what the scale says.
Calories and nutrients are calculated from the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR).
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