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I love rajma-chawal/chole-chawal - how do I cut its calories?

I love rajma-chawal/chole-chawal - how do I cut its calories?

You don't have to give up rajma-chawal or chole-chawal. Kidney beans and chickpeas are a genuine protein-and-fibre win - the calories that add up come from the cooking oil in the curry, a generous ghee tadka on top, and how much rice you serve alongside.

10 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy

Rajma-chawal and chole-chawal are two of the most nutritionally solid combos in Indian home cooking - beans or chickpeas plus rice give you complementary protein, plenty of fibre, and they keep you full for hours. The calories that creep in come from the oil used to bhuno (saute) the onion-tomato masala, a ghee tadka poured on just before serving, and how generous the rice katori is. None of that is the beans' fault. Every figure below comes from a real recipe and real food data (USDA FoodData Central and IFCT 2017-linked sources), given as an honest range.

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