Baingan Bharta Calories: Plain and With Peas

By NYUS Inc. · Published 30 October 2026

"Baingan bharta calories", with "per katori", "protein", "with oil" and "100 g", is searched in India, and the answers online differ. No primary table has a baingan bharta record: IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no baingan bharta, no cooked or roasted brinjal and no cooking oil row, and USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has no baingan bharta record. So this page does not quote a number. It works one pan out line by line: the raw brinjal, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves, and in the second version fresh green peas, from named IFCT 2017 rows and the oil from a USDA record, with weights that are our assumptions and the oil shown apart so you can see what it adds, once as a plain pan and once as a pan with peas and more oil. They are estimates, shown so you can change the weights to match your pan. For the raw brinjal row alone see our brinjal per 100 g page, for boiled vegetables per cup our boiled vegetables guide, for another vegetable dish worked out the same way our mix veg guide, and for the spoon values our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

The short answer

By our working, one plain pan of baingan bharta (250 g raw brinjal, 60 g onion, 80 g tomato, 4 g garlic, 3 g ginger, 3 g green chilli, 5 g coriander leaves and 10 g of oil (about 2 teaspoons)) is about 205.7 kcal and 6.0 g protein, and one pan with peas (the same, plus 50 g fresh green peas and 15 g of oil (about 3 teaspoons)) is about 290.5 kcal and 9.6 g protein. Scaling the brinjal from 200 to 300 g and the oil from 5 to 15 g the plain pan runs 138.0 to 273.3 kcal, and with 10 to 20 g of oil the pan with peas runs 214.7 to 366.3 kcal, with the other vegetables in every cell. These are estimates from the weights below, not measured values, not from a baingan bharta record and not a shop or restaurant figure. Our reading: the parts of the plain main case rank the oil 88.4 kcal, the brinjal 63.3 kcal, the onion 28.8 kcal, the tomato 15.7 kcal, the garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander 9.5 kcal; the parts of the main case with peas rank the oil 132.6 kcal, the brinjal 63.3 kcal, the peas 40.6 kcal, the onion 28.8 kcal, the tomato 15.7 kcal, the garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander 9.5 kcal; and the pan with peas is 84.8 kcal above the plain one.

IFCT 2017 rows used, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 prints, per 100 g edible portion, water, protein, ash, total fat, total dietary fibre, insoluble and soluble fibre, carbohydrate and energy in kJ. We read these 8 rows from the PDF text on 30 October 2026, as the mean of the regions shown (PDF pages in the Sources); the kcal is ours (kJ divided by 4.184, to 0.1). IFCT prints no portion weights; every row here is raw, so we count raw weight and the weight lost in roasting and in the pan is not printed in any table.

The oil: USDA SR Legacy, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no cooking oil row, so the oil comes from USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy; it is a US record (peanut oil). Energy is USDA's kcal with the kJ beside it; water, protein, total fat and carbohydrate (by difference) are in g, then fibre (g), total sugars (g) and sodium (mg), all per 100 g.

The data-type label on each USDA field, as the record shows it

USDA's record page shows a data-type label beside some fields and none beside others. This table copies what the record shows, read field by field from the nutrient table of the record page; "no label shown" means the record prints no label there, and "not printed" means the record has no row for that field. We do not interpret the labels beyond printing them. IFCT 2017 prints no such labels.

The household portions USDA prints for the oil

These are the entries in the record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry is 100 g. This page counts the oil in grams and takes 1 teaspoon as 4.5 g, the record's own teaspoon. The kcal in the last column is ours: the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, shown to 0.1.

The portion sums: 171410 1 tsp (4.5 g): 884 × 4.5 / 100 = 39.78, so 39.8 kcal; 171410 1 cup (216 g): 884 × 216 / 100 = 1909.44, so 1909.4 kcal; 171410 1 tbsp (13.5 g): 884 × 13.5 / 100 = 119.34, so 119.3 kcal. By the same arithmetic 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal and 10 g 88.4 kcal.

Worked example 1: plain baingan bharta

Every weight here is our assumption for one pan, counted raw: roasted and mashed brinjal cooked with chopped onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves in oil. Each IFCT line is the kJ divided by 4.184, times the grams, divided by 100, to 0.1 kcal; each USDA line is the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100; protein is the table's protein per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100. Salt and spice powders are not counted.

The grid varies the brinjal per pan (200, 250 or 300 g, with every other vegetable weight scaled by the same factor and rounded to 0.1 g) and the oil (5, 10, 15 g); the weights in the table above are the 250 g main case.

Worked example 2: baingan bharta with peas

Same method and the same 250 g of brinjal, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves; 50 g of fresh green peas are added and the oil goes up from 10 to 15 g. This is our assumed recipe, not a measured pan.

The grid varies the brinjal per pan (200, 250 or 300 g, with every other vegetable weight scaled by the same factor and rounded to 0.1 g) and the oil (10, 15, 20 g); the weights in the table above are the 250 g main case.

The two main cases side by side

These are the single examples used in the short answer; each follows from the tables above and from the weights in the cell.

What stands out in the numbers

• Plain, part by part: the oil 88.4 kcal, the brinjal 63.3 kcal, the onion 28.8 kcal, the tomato 15.7 kcal, the garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander 9.5 kcal. Raw brinjal is 25.3 kcal per 100 g (IFCT D031) and the oil 884 kcal per 100 g (USDA 171410).
• With peas, part by part: the oil 132.6 kcal, the brinjal 63.3 kcal, the peas 40.6 kcal, the onion 28.8 kcal, the tomato 15.7 kcal, the garlic, ginger, green chilli and coriander 9.5 kcal; against the plain pan the peas add 40.6 kcal and the extra 5 g of oil 44.2 kcal. Fresh peas are 81.3 kcal per 100 g (D061).
• Size against oil: in the plain pan the oil (5 to 15 g) moves it more than the brinjal weight (200 to 300 g): 88.4 kcal against 46.9 kcal; in the pan with peas the oil (10 to 20 g) moves it more than the brinjal weight (200 to 300 g): 88.4 kcal against 63.2 kcal. Each 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Protein: about 6.0 g in the plain pan and 9.6 g in the pan with peas; the brinjal supplies 3.7 g of it and the peas 3.6 g.
• These are estimates: no baingan bharta record exists, the weights are ours, and more oil, more onion or a bigger pan will change them.

Why these are estimates, not your baingan bharta

• No record exists for the dish. IFCT 2017 prints raw foods and no roasted brinjal, and USDA SR Legacy has no baingan bharta record (its eggplant records are the raw and cooked vegetable and a pickle).
• The weights are assumptions. No table prints how much brinjal, onion, tomato or oil a pan takes; ours are stated so you can replace them.
• Raw weights. No table prints the weight of the bharta after roasting and cooking, so the page counts raw weight and cannot give a per 100 g or per katori figure.
• Roasting adds no oil here. This working counts only the oil in the pan; oil put on the brinjal before roasting is not counted.
• US data. The oil row is a US record; IFCT Table 1 has no oil row.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Calculated and Assumed zero are USDA's words on the record; we print them and draw no conclusion from them.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log it by parts. Weigh the raw brinjal and the other vegetables once for your usual pan, and log the oil by its own weight (weight × figure ÷ 100); our ghee, oil and sugar guide has the spoon values.
• Say how much oil. It is an input this page cannot know; 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Say how the pan was divided. The page gives a whole pan; divide the total by the portions you actually made.
• Say what else went in. Ghee on top, curd and the roti or rice eaten with it are not counted.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

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What this page leaves out

• A measured calorie figure for baingan bharta as a dish: no primary record prints one, so every figure here is an estimate from stated weights.
• A calorie target, and any claim about what brinjal, peas or oil do to your body: we have not looked up any for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Other versions, such as brinjal fried or oiled before roasting, or a bharta with curd, paneer, ghee or potato: not covered here; log them from their own rows.
• Salt, turmeric, cumin, chilli and garam masala powders, ghee on top, curd, and the roti or rice served with it: not counted.
• Shop, restaurant and packaged baingan bharta: no table prints a weight or oil use, so we give no such figure; read the pack for packaged ones.
• The USDA eggplant records (Eggplant, pickled; Eggplant, raw; Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt; Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt): found by search on 30 October 2026, none is a baingan bharta, so none is used.
• Per 100 g and per katori figures: no table prints a cooked weight, so none is given here.
• Nutrients beyond energy, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, total sugars and sodium: not covered here.

Sources

• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1, per 100 g edible portion, mean of the regions shown (read from the PDF text 30 October 2026): D031 Brinjal - all varieties (6 regions, 106 kJ, PDF p. 46); D076 Tomato, ripe, local (6 regions, 82 kJ, PDF p. 49); D061 Peas, fresh (6 regions, 340 kJ, PDF p. 48); G017 Onion, big (6 regions, 201 kJ, PDF p. 54); G011 Garlic, big clove (6 regions, 518 kJ, PDF p. 54); G014 Ginger, fresh (6 regions, 230 kJ, PDF p. 54); G008 Chillies, green - all varieties (6 regions, 177 kJ, PDF p. 53); G009 Coriander leaves (6 regions, 130 kJ, PDF p. 53). IFCT 2017 prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no baingan bharta, no cooked or roasted brinjal and no cooking oil row (PDF text searched for bharta, baingan, roast, mashed and oil; the only roasted row is roasted vermicelli; the rows used are D031 brinjal, all varieties (PDF p. 46), D076 ripe local tomato (p. 49), D061 fresh peas (p. 48), G017 big onion (p. 54), G011 garlic (p. 54), G014 ginger (p. 54), G008 green chilli (p. 53) and G009 coriander leaves (p. 53)).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171410 (Oil, peanut, salad or cooking): Energy 884 kcal (3700 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 100 g, carbohydrate by difference 0 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 0 g, sodium 0 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference no label shown, total sugars Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat); portions used: 1 tsp (4.5 g); 1 cup (216 g); 1 tbsp (13.5 g) (read 30 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy searches run on 30 October 2026 (control 'roll dinner' 11 results): baingan bharta 0 results, bharta 0 results, brinjal 0 results, baba ghanoush 0 results, eggplant dip 0 results, eggplant 4 results.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 30 October 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The ingredient weights, the scaling, the kJ to kcal conversions, the line values, the sums, the grids, the portion kcal, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own assumptions, arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA or IFCT. The IFCT values are the means printed in IFCT 2017 Table 1; the USDA values, data-type labels and Measures-list portions are exactly as shown on the USDA record page. The names in the first column are the tables' own names.

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