Calories in paratha

Also known as parantha, lachha paratha, aloo paratha, plain paratha

A paratha is a roti with fat cooked into it, and that single difference is the whole story: 320 calories per 100 g against roti's 267, and more than four times the fat.

The part that surprises people is not the per-gram figure though. It is the size. Parathas are heavier than rotis, and the ones on your plate probably weigh more than you would guess.

Paratha calories by portion

Portion	Weight	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fibre
1 plain parathathe lighter end of what we see	100 g	320	8g	45g	12g	—
1 large parathathe size most often logged	140 g	448	11.2g	63g	16.8g	—
2 parathas	200 g	640	16g	90g	24g	—
A heavy servinga stack of two or three large ones	300 g	960	24g	135g	36g	—

Per 100 g: 320 cal · 8 g protein · 45 g carbs · 12 g fat

Why one number isn't enough

Across real meals logged in LogMyPlate, a paratha serving has ranged from about 100 g to 300 g.

A paratha is not one size. A thin plain paratha at 100 g and a thick stuffed one at 140 g are both honestly “one paratha”, and that is the difference between 320 and 450 calories.

The arithmetic in between is easy because paratha sits close to 320 per 100 g: a 130 g paratha is about 420 calories, a 110 g one about 350. Read your size off the table rather than taking a single figure from anywhere.

Fibre and sodium are not recorded for paratha in our database, so those columns are blank rather than zero. A wholewheat paratha certainly carries fibre — we simply do not have a measured figure, and a made-up one would be worse than a blank.

What actually changes the number

How much ghee or oil it is cooked in

This is what separates a paratha from a roti in the first place. A teaspoon of ghee is about 5 g of pure fat, roughly 45 calories, and most parathas take more than one. A dry-roasted paratha lands much closer to a roti.

The stuffing

Aloo, gobi, paneer and mooli parathas each carry their own filling on top of the dough. These figures are for the paratha itself; a heavily stuffed paneer paratha is meaningfully more, and worth logging as its own dish.

Layers

Lachha and Malabar-style parathas are laminated with fat between the layers, which is what makes them flaky. More layers means more fat, at the same diameter.

Reading the macros

Twelve grams of fat per 100 g is the number that distinguishes paratha from every other Indian flatbread. It is not a reason to avoid it — it is simply why the same-sized piece of bread carries more energy.

Protein is reasonable for a flatbread at 8 g per 100 g, slightly under roti's 8.7 g. The carbohydrate is comparable. Fat is where the difference sits.

One paratha is two rotis

This is the most useful thing on this page. A plain paratha and two medium rotis carry almost exactly the same calories — for very different amounts of food.

	Calories	Protein	Fibre
1 plain paratha	320	8g	—
2 medium rotis	320	10.4g	11.6g
1 medium roti	160	5.2g	5.8g

Both come to about 320 calories. The two rotis give you twice the bread, considerably more fibre, and a third of the fat. If you want more food for the same number, that is the swap — and if you want the paratha, now you know what it costs, which was the point.

FAQs

How many calories in one paratha?

About 320 for a plain 100 g paratha and around 450 for a large 140 g one. A 130 g paratha, which is a common size, works out to roughly 420 calories.

Is paratha worse than roti?

It is not worse, it is denser. One plain paratha carries about the same calories as two medium rotis, mostly because of the ghee it is cooked in. Same food, different amount of energy for the same volume — useful to know, not something to avoid.

Does an aloo paratha have more calories?

Yes. These figures are for the paratha itself. A potato, paneer or gobi filling adds its own calories on top, so a stuffed paratha is best logged as its own dish rather than scaled from a plain one.

Figures come from the LogMyPlate food database and are estimates for typical preparations. They are not medical advice. Last updated 2026-08-18.