Desi Calorie Guide
Approximate calories and a lighter version of 157 Pakistani dishes.
Roti & Chawal
- Plain roti (chapati) · 120 kcal
- Roti with ghee · 165 kcal
- Tandoori roti · 150 kcal
- Naan · 260 kcal
- Garlic naan · 300 kcal
- Roghni naan · 340 kcal
- Kulcha · 280 kcal
- Puri · 140 kcal
- Plain paratha · 300 kcal
- Aloo paratha · 330 kcal
- Lacha paratha · 380 kcal
- Makai ki roti · 180 kcal
- Bajra roti · 140 kcal
- Plain boiled rice · 205 kcal
- Brown rice · 215 kcal
- Chicken biryani · 290 kcal
- Mutton biryani · 340 kcal
- Beef biryani · 330 kcal
- Sindhi biryani · 320 kcal
- Chicken pulao · 270 kcal
- Yakhni pulao (mutton) · 310 kcal
- Matar pulao · 240 kcal
- Daal chawal · 420 kcal
- Khichri · 230 kcal
Mithai & Desserts
- Zarda · 350 kcal
- Halwa (suji) · 320 kcal
- Gulab jamun · 300 kcal
- Jalebi · 380 kcal
- Barfi · 160 kcal
- Ladoo · 185 kcal
- Ras malai · 260 kcal
- Kheer · 280 kcal
- Firni · 240 kcal
- Gajar ka halwa · 330 kcal
- Sheer khurma · 340 kcal
- Ice cream · 140 kcal
- Kulfi · 200 kcal
- Custard · 220 kcal
Nashta
- Halwa puri plate · 900 kcal
- Anda paratha · 420 kcal
- Fried egg · 90 kcal
- Boiled egg · 75 kcal
- Omelette (2 eggs, onion, tomato) · 200 kcal
- Anda bhurji · 220 kcal
- Rusk (2 pieces) · 120 kcal
- Bakarkhani · 240 kcal
- Cake rusk · 130 kcal
Salan & Curry
- Nihari · 480 kcal
- Paye · 430 kcal
- Chicken karahi · 330 kcal
- Mutton karahi · 420 kcal
- Chicken qorma · 350 kcal
- Mutton qorma · 440 kcal
- Chicken salan (aloo) · 280 kcal
- Chicken handi · 380 kcal
- Butter chicken · 420 kcal
- Keema · 330 kcal
- Aloo keema · 300 kcal
- Keema matar · 310 kcal
- Fish curry · 260 kcal
- Prawn karahi · 240 kcal
- Egg curry · 280 kcal
- Kofta curry · 380 kcal
- Chicken jalfrezi · 260 kcal
- Shinwari karahi · 450 kcal
- Tikka masala · 360 kcal
- Dum pukht · 420 kcal
- Bong paya · 460 kcal
Daal & Sabzi
- Chanay (cholay) · 250 kcal
- Daal mash · 220 kcal
- Daal chana · 230 kcal
- Daal moong · 180 kcal
- Daal masoor · 190 kcal
- Haleem · 360 kcal
- Saag · 180 kcal
- Aloo bhujia · 200 kcal
- Aloo gobhi · 170 kcal
- Bhindi · 150 kcal
- Lauki · 90 kcal
- Tinday · 100 kcal
- Karela · 140 kcal
- Baingan bharta · 140 kcal
- Mix sabzi · 130 kcal
- Palak paneer · 260 kcal
- Matar paneer · 280 kcal
- Rajma · 240 kcal
- Lobia · 230 kcal
- Kachumber salad · 35 kcal
- Raita · 80 kcal
- Dahi (plain yogurt) · 100 kcal
- Daal maash with naan · 480 kcal
Drinks
- Doodh patti (2 tsp sugar) · 150 kcal
- Chai without sugar · 80 kcal
- Lassi (sweet) · 300 kcal
- Namkeen lassi · 110 kcal
- Cold drink · 150 kcal
- Sikanjbeen (no sugar) · 15 kcal
- Mango shake · 350 kcal
- Banana shake · 280 kcal
- Fresh orange juice · 110 kcal
- Sugarcane juice · 180 kcal
- Doodh (full cream) · 150 kcal
- Rooh Afza milk · 240 kcal
- Green tea (qehwa) · 2 kcal
BBQ & Fried
- Shami kebab · 150 kcal
- Chapli kebab · 320 kcal
- Seekh kebab (beef) · 250 kcal
- Chicken seekh kebab · 170 kcal
- Chicken tikka (leg piece) · 220 kcal
- Chicken boti · 200 kcal
- Malai boti · 300 kcal
- Reshmi kebab · 260 kcal
- Fish fry · 300 kcal
- Grilled fish · 180 kcal
- Fried chicken (broast) · 380 kcal
- Sajji (chicken) · 380 kcal
Street Food
- Chicken shawarma · 550 kcal
- Zinger burger · 560 kcal
- Shami burger (anda shami) · 450 kcal
- Bun kebab · 380 kcal
- Samosa (aloo) · 260 kcal
- Samosa (keema) · 280 kcal
- Pakoray · 300 kcal
- Spring roll · 180 kcal
- Chana chaat · 220 kcal
- Dahi bhallay · 300 kcal
- Gol gappay · 200 kcal
- Fruit chaat · 120 kcal
- Aloo tikki · 240 kcal
- French fries · 360 kcal
- Pizza (regular slice) · 285 kcal
- Chicken corn soup · 180 kcal
- Chow mein (chicken) · 450 kcal
- Chicken macaroni · 420 kcal
- Kachori · 290 kcal
- Anday wala burger · 420 kcal
- Paratha roll (chicken) · 520 kcal
Snacks
- Roasted shakarkandi · 115 kcal
- Bhutta (roasted corn) · 130 kcal
- Nimko · 480 kcal
- Roasted makhanay · 110 kcal
- Roasted chana · 120 kcal
- Peanuts · 170 kcal
- Almonds · 70 kcal
- Biscuits (tea) · 180 kcal
- Chips (packet) · 160 kcal