A calorie is a unit of energy. In nutrition, calories refer to the energy people get from the food and drink they consume, and the energy they use in physical activity. Calories are listed in the nutritional information on all food packaging. Many weight loss programs center around reducing the intake of calories.
An average woman needs to eat about 2000 calories per day to maintain, and 1500 calories to lose one pound of weight per week. An average man needs 2500 calories to maintain, and 2000 to lose one pound of weight per week. However, this depends on numerous factors. These include age, height, current weight, activity levels, metabolic health and several others
Lets see how much calories we have in south Indian food items.
Vegetarian food and its calories
Tamarind Rice - 150g - 415 calories
Vegetable makkani - 150g - 130 calories
Paneer kalimirch - 150g - 346 calories
Parotta - 1 - 80 calories
Chappathi - 2 - 80 calories
Curd rice - 300g - 433 calories
Bisibelabath - 300g - 535 calories
Papad - 1 - 160 calories
Salad - 5 pieces - 60 to 70 calories
Curd pachadi - 80 ml - 112 calories
Gulab jamoon - 40g - 143 calories
Paneer / Butter - 100/60g - 110 to 150 calories
Vegetables side dishes (Aloo gobi, Aloo mutter etc..) - 150g - 306 calories
Sambar - 150g - 199g
Garlic Rasam- 150g - 36 calories
Banana poriyal - 100g - 353 calories
Bottle gaurd - 150g - 415 calories
Dry sweets - 1 pieces or 60 to 80g - 100 to 130 calories
Kheer/ Payasam - 100g - 95 to 120 calories
Salad - 5 vegetable’s pieces - 60 to 70 calories
Fried Rice / Bisebelabath / Vegetable pulav / Vangibath - 100 or 60 g - 75 to 100 calories
Fryums - 5 pieces - 100 calories
Stuffed Parota - 2 - 110 calories
Vegetable soup without cream-100g - 30 to 50 calories
White rice - 60g - 55 calories
Dal/grams products - 60g - 50 to 70g
Rasam - 100ml - 30 calories
Sambar (1 or 2 vegetables) - 100g - 60 calories
Vegetable kootu - 60g - 80 to 100 calories
Curd - 100g - 112 calories
Butter - 100g - 56 calories
Pickle - 1 spoon - 7 to 9 calories
Papad fried - 1 - 160 calories
Jeera pulav - 150g - 388 calories
Jilebi - 100g - 380 calories
Vegetable noodles - 150g - 316 calories
Non veg items
Egg fried rice - 1 plate or 200g - 340 calories
Egg masala - 150g - 343 calories
Garlic chicken - 150g - 314 calories
Chicken Briyani - 1 plate or 200g - 470 calories
Mutton briyani - 1 plate or 200g - 450 calories
Kadai chicken - 200g - 350 calories
Chicken hydrabad - 1 plate or 200g - 700 calories
Chicken lollypop- 1 piece or 60-70g - 100 calories
Chicken chilly fry - 200g - 300 calories
Egg omelette - 1 - 130 calories
Egg and plate curry - 200g - 300 calories
Fish Fry - 100g - 240 calories
Fish curry - 200g - 460 calories
Egg burji masala - 150g - 258 calories
