Curd Rice Calories: Light and With More Curd

By NYUS Inc. · Published 1 November 2026

The figures on this page are built from IFCT 2017 Table 1 rows and, where Table 1 has no row, USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy records. No primary table has a curd rice 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 curd rice, no cooked rice dish, no cooking oil row and no curd, dahi, yogurt or buttermilk row (its milk and milk products group, L001 to L004 on PDF p. 57, is whole buffalo milk, whole cow milk, paneer and khoa), and USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has no curd rice record. So this page does not quote a number. It works one plate out line by line: the raw rice, mustard seeds, ginger and onion from named IFCT 2017 rows, the curd from a USDA yogurt record (a US record, not an Indian curd row) 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 light plate and once as a plate with more curd. They are estimates, shown so you can change the weights to match your bowl. For another South Indian rice dish worked out the same way see our tomato rice guide or our lemon rice guide, for curd by the bowl our curd and Greek yogurt guide, for plain cooked rice by the cup our cooked rice guide, and for the spoon values our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

The short answer

By our working, one light plate of curd rice (80 g raw rice, 150 g curd, 1 g mustard seeds and 5 g of oil (about 1 teaspoon)) is about 425.9 kcal and 11.8 g protein, and one plate with more curd (80 g raw rice, 250 g curd, 1 g mustard seeds, 3 g ginger, 20 g onion and 10 g of oil (about 2 teaspoons)) is about 542.3 kcal and 15.7 g protein. Scaling the rice from 60 to 100 g and the oil from 5 to 15 g the light plate runs 330.7 to 610.0 kcal and the plate with more curd 385.0 to 700.3 kcal, with the curd and the other ingredients scaled in every cell. These are estimates from the weights below, not measured values, not from a curd rice record and not a shop or restaurant figure. Our reading: the parts of the light main case rank the rice 285.1 kcal, the curd 91.5 kcal, the oil 44.2 kcal, the mustard seeds 5.1 kcal; the parts of the main case with more curd rank the rice 285.1 kcal, the curd 152.5 kcal, the oil 88.4 kcal, the onion 9.6 kcal, the ginger and mustard seeds 6.7 kcal; and that plate is 116.4 kcal above the light 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 4 rows from the PDF text on 1 November 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 water the rice takes up and the weight lost in the pan are not printed in any table.

The curd and the oil: USDA SR Legacy, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no curd, dahi, yogurt or cooking oil row, so these come from USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy; both are US records (plain whole milk yogurt and peanut oil). The yogurt is used as the curd in this working: it is not an Indian curd record and the page does not say home curd matches it. 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 curd and the oil

These are the entries in each record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry is 100 g. This page counts the curd and the oil in grams and takes 1 teaspoon of oil as 4.5 g, the record's own teaspoon; the yogurt record prints 1 cup as 245 g (149.5 kcal by our arithmetic below). 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: 171284 1 container (8 oz) (227 g): 61 × 227 / 100 = 138.47, so 138.5 kcal; 171284 1 container (6 oz) (170 g): 61 × 170 / 100 = 103.70, so 103.7 kcal; 171284 0.5 container (4 oz) (113 g): 61 × 113 / 100 = 68.93, so 68.9 kcal; 171284 1 cup (8 fl oz) (245 g): 61 × 245 / 100 = 149.45, so 149.5 kcal; 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: light curd rice

Every weight here is our assumption for one plate, counted raw: cooked rice mixed with curd and tempered with mustard seeds 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 any other add-in are not counted.

The grid varies the raw rice per plate (60, 80 or 100 g, with the curd and every other ingredient weight except the oil 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 80 g main case.

Worked example 2: curd rice with more curd, ginger and onion

Same method and the same 80 g of rice and 1 g of mustard seeds; the curd goes up from 150 to 250 g, 20 g of onion and 3 g of ginger are added and the oil goes from 5 to 10 g. This is our assumed recipe, not a measured plate.

The grid varies the raw rice per plate (60, 80 or 100 g, with the curd and every other ingredient weight except the oil 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 80 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

• Light, part by part: the rice 285.1 kcal, the curd 91.5 kcal, the oil 44.2 kcal, the mustard seeds 5.1 kcal. Raw milled rice is 356.4 kcal per 100 g (IFCT A015), the yogurt 61 kcal per 100 g (USDA 171284) and the oil 884 kcal per 100 g (USDA 171410).
• With more curd, part by part: the rice 285.1 kcal, the curd 152.5 kcal, the oil 88.4 kcal, the onion 9.6 kcal, the ginger and mustard seeds 6.7 kcal; against the light plate the extra curd adds 61.0 kcal, the onion 9.6 kcal, the ginger 1.6 kcal and the extra 5 g of oil 44.2 kcal.
• Size against oil: in the light plate the rice weight (60 to 100 g) moves it more than the oil (5 to 15 g): 190.9 kcal against 88.4 kcal; in the plate with more curd the rice weight (60 to 100 g) moves it more than the oil (5 to 15 g): 226.9 kcal against 88.4 kcal. Each 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Protein: about 11.8 g in the light plate and 15.7 g in the plate with more curd; the rice supplies 6.4 g of it and the curd 5.2 g and 8.7 g.
• These are estimates: no curd rice record exists, the curd row is a US yogurt record, the weights are ours, and a different weight of any ingredient in the tables above will change them.

Why these are estimates, not your curd rice

• No record exists for the dish. IFCT 2017 prints raw foods and no cooked rice dish, and the USDA SR Legacy searches found no curd rice or yogurt rice record (0 results for curd rice, 0 results for yogurt rice, 0 results for rice and yogurt).
• The curd is a US yogurt record. IFCT 2017 has no curd row; USDA 171284 is plain whole milk yogurt, and SR Legacy also has other plain yogurt records (SILK Plain soy yogurt; Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat; Yogurt, plain, low fat; Yogurt, plain, skim milk; Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk; Yogurt, Greek, whole, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) that we did not use.
• The weights are assumptions. No table prints how much rice, curd, onion or oil a plate takes; ours are stated so you can replace them.
• Raw weights. No table prints the weight of the curd rice after cooking, so the page counts raw weight and cannot give a per 100 g or per katori figure.
• Only the tempering oil is counted. Oil used any other way, or left in the pan, is not counted unless it is in the oil weight.
• US data. The yogurt and oil rows are US records; IFCT Table 1 has neither.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Calculated and Assumed zero are USDA's words on the records; we print them and draw no conclusion from them.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log it by parts. Weigh the raw rice and the curd once for your usual bowl, and log the oil by its own weight (weight × figure ÷ 100); our ghee, oil and sugar guide has the spoon values.
• Say how much curd. It is an input this page cannot know; 100 g of the USDA yogurt is 61 kcal and 1 cup (245 g) 149.5 kcal.
• Say how much oil. 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Say how the bowl was divided. The page gives one plate from raw weights; divide the total by the portions you actually made.
• Say what else went in. Anything not in the listed ingredients is not counted.

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What this page leaves out

• A measured calorie figure for curd rice 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 rice, curd 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 and add-ins, such as curd rice with pomegranate, cashews, vegetables or leftover cooked rice, and any curry leaves, green chilli or salt: not counted here; log them from their own rows.
• Low fat, skim and Greek yogurt as the curd (SILK Plain soy yogurt; Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat; Yogurt, plain, low fat; Yogurt, plain, skim milk; Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk; Yogurt, Greek, whole, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)): SR Legacy records found by search on 1 November 2026; not used, and we do not say which one resembles home curd.
• Shop, restaurant and packaged curd rice: no table prints a weight or oil use, so we give no such figure; read the pack for packaged ones.
• 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 1 November 2026): A015 Rice, raw, milled (6 regions, 1491 kJ, PDF p. 41); H013 Mustard seeds (6 regions, 2132 kJ, PDF p. 55); G014 Ginger, fresh (6 regions, 230 kJ, PDF p. 54); G017 Onion, big (6 regions, 201 kJ, PDF p. 54). IFCT 2017 prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no curd rice, no cooked rice dish, no cooking oil row and no curd, dahi, yogurt or buttermilk row (its milk and milk products group, L001 to L004 on PDF p. 57, is whole buffalo milk, whole cow milk, paneer and khoa) (PDF text searched for curd, dahi, yogurt, yoghurt, buttermilk, lassi, milk, curd rice, thayir, tempering, rice dish and oil; the rows used are A015 raw milled rice (PDF p. 41), G014 ginger (p. 54), G017 big onion (p. 54) and H013 mustard seeds (p. 55)).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171284 (Yogurt, plain, whole milk): Energy 61 kcal (257 kJ), protein 3.47 g, total fat 3.25 g, carbohydrate by difference 4.66 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 4.66 g, sodium 46 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Nutrient that is based on other nutrient/s; value used directly, ex. Nut.#204 from Nut.#298, kJ Calculated; portions used: 1 container (8 oz) (227 g); 1 container (6 oz) (170 g); 0.5 container (4 oz) (113 g); 1 cup (8 fl oz) (245 g) (read 1 November 2026).
• 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 1 November 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy searches run on 1 November 2026 (control 'roll dinner' 11 results): curd rice 0 results, yogurt rice 0 results, rice and yogurt 0 results, thayir sadam 0 results, rice dish 0 results, yogurt plain 9 results (SILK Plain soy yogurt; Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat; Yogurt, plain, low fat; Yogurt, plain, skim milk; Yogurt, plain, whole milk; Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk; Yogurt, Greek, whole, plain, CHOBANI; Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)), yogurt 86 results (counted only, not listed).
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 1 November 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 pages. The names in the first column are the tables' own names.

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