Calories in bathua chilla
1 cheela (30 g) has 112 calories, with 3.4 g of protein, 12.2 g of carbs and 5.6 g of fat. That's 374 calories per 100 g.
| Nutrition | 1 cheela (30 g) | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 112 kcal | 374 kcal |
| Protein | 3.4 g | 11.5 g |
| Carbs | 12.2 g | 40.6 g |
| Fat | 5.6 g | 18.6 g |
| Fibre | 2.3 g | 7.8 g |
Figures are from the Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB), where it's listed as “Besan bathua chilla/cheela”. INDB works from home-cooked recipes, so a restaurant version will usually have more calories.
Is bathua chilla good for a gym diet?
It has some protein (3.1 g per 100 calories), but not enough to lean on. Pair it with dal, paneer or curd to fill the gap.
The biggest share of its calories come from fat (45%), then carbs (43%) and protein (12%).
A gym meal usually aims for 25 g of protein or more, depending on your daily target. From this alone, that's 7.5 cheelas (about 820 calories). The same 25 g from soya chunks is about 170 calories.
What's in it
Made with whole wheat flour (atta), bathua leaves and besan (gram flour), plus spices and cooking oil or ghee. Each extra teaspoon of oil or ghee adds about 44 calories, which is where home and restaurant versions differ most.
Logging bathua chilla in GymSensei
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Similar foods
| Food | Portion | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprouts upma | 1 plate (95 g) | 300 | 9 g |
| Dhokla | 1 dhokla (119 g) | 65 | 2.3 g |
| Pesarattu | 1 pesarattu (27 g) | 77 | 3.3 g |
| Moong chilla | 1 cheela (227 g) | 352 | 15.9 g |
| Besan chilla | 1 cheela (52 g) | 71 | 4.1 g |
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