Veg biryani calories and macros

One plate of veg biryani (about 250 g) has roughly 350 calories, with about 8 g protein, 58 g carbohydrate, and 10 g fat. Veg biryani is basmati rice cooked with ghee, whole spices, and vegetables, so it is carbohydrate led, and despite being vegetarian it is not automatically light: the ghee and oil do most of the work. A home version with a modest hand on the ghee lands near 350 a plate, while a rich restaurant veg biryani, loaded with ghee, fried onions, and cashews, can climb to 550 or higher, which is why published numbers scatter so widely. The comparison worth knowing: veg biryani is similar to or slightly lower than chicken biryani on calories, but it has much less protein, roughly 8 g versus 22 g, because the chicken is doing the protein work. If you want it lighter, ask for more vegetables and less rice, and go easy on the fried-onion topping.