How much rice and roti is 'normal'?
The most-asked question on any Indian diet page, answered with weights instead of opinions.
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There is no correct number of rotis. There is only how much energy the rest of your day leaves for them. What follows is the arithmetic, so you can do it for your own plate rather than take a number from a stranger.
সূত্র·Computed from ThaliFacts food data·পর্যালোচিত জুলাই 2026
What it adds up to
Two roti and one katori of rice
- রুটি (চাপাতি) ×2187 kcal
- সেদ্ধ সাদা ভাত ×1168 kcal
What actually works
- A medium phulka is about 45 g and made from roughly 30 g of atta.
- That is the assumption behind every roti figure on this site. Your roti may be a third bigger, which changes everything by a third.
- A katori of cooked rice is about 150 g.
- Not a plate. A plate of rice at a wedding is closer to 400 g, which is nearly three katoris.
- Rice and roti are not very different per serving.
- This surprises people. The difference is what goes on top and how many servings arrive.
- Count servings, not grams.
- Nobody weighs food for long. Deciding 'two rotis and one katori of rice' before the meal starts works better than any weighing scale.
- Millets change the fibre, not the calories.
- Bajra, jowar and ragi rotis are worth eating for fibre and variety. They are not low-calorie.
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How much rice and roti is 'normal'??
There is no correct number of rotis. There is only how much energy the rest of your day leaves for them. What follows is the arithmetic, so you can do it for your own plate rather than take a number from a stranger.
Are these figures exact?
They are computed from Indian food composition data at the serving sizes shown, which makes them a good estimate of home cooking and a conservative estimate of restaurant cooking. A restaurant version of any dish here can run 30 to 60% higher, almost entirely because of fat.
ক্যালোরি ও ম্যাক্রো হিসাব করা হয়েছে ThaliFacts ডেটাসেট থেকে, যেটি তৈরি হয়েছে Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN), তার সঙ্গে এই সাইটের জন্য আন্দাজ করা আঞ্চলিক পদগুলি, যেগুলি চিহ্নিত করা আছে আনুমানিক যেখানেই সেগুলি থাকে। প্রতিটি বিল্ডে শক্তি 4P + 4C + 9F-এর সঙ্গে মিলিয়ে দেখা হয়। প্রতিটি সূত্র, শেষ কবে যাচাই করা হয়েছে সেই তারিখসহ, তালিকাভুক্ত আছে সূত্রের পাতা। শুধুমাত্র সাধারণ তথ্য — চিকিৎসা বা পুষ্টি সংক্রান্ত পরামর্শ নয়। এগুলি গড় মানের উপর তৈরি উদাহরণমূলক প্ল্যান; এগুলি প্রেসক্রিপশন নয় এবং অ্যালার্জি, রোগ বা ওষুধের হিসাব ধরতে পারে না।
সূত্র·Computed from ThaliFacts food data·পর্যালোচিত জুলাই 2026
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