Shahi paneer calories and macros
Real numbers for 1 katori (150 g), calculated from a stated recipe. We show our work below.
One katori of shahi paneer (150 g) has roughly 290 calories, with about 11 g protein, 12 g carbohydrate, and 22 g fat. Shahi paneer is the richest of the everyday paneer gravies: paneer in a Mughlai-style sauce built on cream, cashew paste, and sometimes khoya, which is where nearly all the fat and calories come from. The paneer supplies the protein, but the luxurious gravy is the point and the calorie driver, more so even than palak paneer, which uses spinach and less cream. A homestyle shahi paneer with a lighter hand on the cream and cashew lands near 240, while a restaurant version, thick with cream and cashew, crosses 320. If you are tracking, shahi paneer is a treat-end dish: the protein is decent at 11 g, but it arrives with a lot of fat. Pairing it with a plain roti rather than butter naan and rice keeps the meal more reasonable.
290calories
Protein
11 g
Carbs
12 g
Fat
22 g
How we calculated this
- Paneer45 g
- Cream (25% fat)18 ml
- Cashew paste10 g
- Onion, tomato, spices, butter40 g
One katori restaurant-style. Cream and cashew are the calorie drivers. Home versions with less cream run lower.
Ingredient values from USDA FoodData Central. Cross referenced against IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN).
Confidence: medium
How the preparation changes it
| Style | Calories | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestyle, less creamLighter on cream and cashew. | 240 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| Restaurant shahi paneerThe standard rich gravy. Headline number. | 290 | 11 | 12 | 22 |
| Rich, extra cream and khoyaThick cream, cashew, and khoya. | 340 | 11.5 | 14 | 27 |
Common questions
How many calories in a katori of shahi paneer?
About 290 for a restaurant-style katori. Homestyle with less cream is near 240, a rich version with extra cream and khoya about 340. The cream and cashew gravy carries most of it.
Which is heavier, shahi paneer or paneer butter masala?
They are close, both rich cream-and-cashew gravies. Shahi paneer is about 290 a katori, paneer butter masala about 360, mostly because butter masala also leans on butter and a sweeter tomato base. Both are treat-end dishes.
How can I make shahi paneer lighter?
The gravy, not the paneer, carries the calories. Use milk instead of heavy cream, cut the cashew paste, and go easy on butter. That can bring a katori from 290 down toward 240 while keeping the protein.
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