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Aloo paratha calories and macros

Real numbers for 1 paratha (medium), calculated from a stated recipe. We show our work below.

One medium aloo paratha (about 120 g, cooked with ghee) has roughly 280 calories, with about 6.4 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate, and 9.8 g fat. The paratha itself is whole wheat dough stuffed with spiced potato, so it is carbohydrate led, and the single biggest variable is the fat cooked into it. A paratha dry roasted on a non-stick tava sits near 200 calories, while the same paratha cooked in generous ghee or butter crosses 380, because each tablespoon of ghee adds about 112 calories. That one lever explains almost the entire range you see quoted online, from 150 to over 400. The whole wheat and potato do bring fibre, around 4.6 g, which helps fullness. If you are tracking, the honest move is to count the cooking fat separately, since two identical parathas can differ by 150 calories based only on the tava.

280calories

Protein

6.4 g

Carbs

42 g

Fat

9.8 g

How we calculated this

One medium paratha cooked with a standard amount of ghee. Deep-fried and butter-loaded versions run much higher.

Ingredient values from USDA FoodData Central. Cross referenced against IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN).

Confidence: medium

How the preparation changes it

Cooking fatCaloriesProtein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)
Dry roasted, minimal oilNon-stick tava, little to no ghee.2006403.2
Standard, cooked with gheeThe common home preparation. This is the headline number.2806.4429.8
Restaurant, butter loadedLarger paratha, generous ghee in the dough and butter on top.38074419

Common questions

How many calories in one aloo paratha?

About 280 for a medium paratha cooked with a normal amount of ghee. Dry roasted it is near 200, restaurant style with butter it reaches 380. The cooking fat is the whole difference.

Is aloo paratha good for weight loss?

It can fit if you control the fat. Dry roast it, keep it medium sized, and pair it with curd instead of butter. That is a roughly 200 calorie breakfast with real fibre, rather than a 380 calorie one.

How much protein is in aloo paratha?

About 6.4 g, from the wheat. It is a carbohydrate-led breakfast. Pairing it with curd or a boiled egg is the easy way to add protein.

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