Indian food calories
Calories in Puri (deep-fried bread) (पूरी)
1 puri (30 g) of puri (deep-fried bread) has about 110 kcal. Per 100 g it provides 360 kcal, 8.5 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate and 17 g fat.
| Portion | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 puri (30 g) | 30 g | 110 kcal |
| 4 puris (120 g) | 120 g | 430 kcal |
Macros per 100 g
| Energy | 360 kcal |
| Protein | 8.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 45 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Fibre | 2.5 g |
Sugar, saturated fat and salt
These come from the USDA reference record below, not from our own data — they describe a comparable food rather than this exact preparation. Salt and sugar in home cooking vary with the recipe.
| Sugars | 0.18 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.34 g |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
| Iron | 2.55 mg |
| Calcium | 16 mg |
What changes the number
A puri is small, so 110 kcal each does not sound alarming — but nobody eats one. Four puris are about 430 kcal before the aloo sabzi is counted, and puris are eaten quickly because they are light. Absorbed oil is the variable and it moves a lot with frying temperature: dough dropped into oil that is not hot enough soaks up noticeably more. This is a Sunday food rather than a weekday one, and treating it that way solves most of it.
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Where this number comes from
Primary source: MetaFit Indian Curated v1.0, entry puri (Deep-fried wheat dough.) — the same dataset the MetaFit app logs against. Checked by MetaFit Nutrition Team on 2026-09-22.
Cross-checked against USDA FoodData Central (Bread, puri), which gives 409 kcal per 100 g — a 13.6% difference.
Home recipes vary, especially in oil and ghee.