Paneer Paratha Calories: Home-Style vs Dhaba-Style

By NYUS Inc. · Published 30 October 2026

"Paneer paratha calories", with "per paratha", "with butter", "protein" and "dhaba", is searched in India, and the answers online differ. No primary table has a paneer paratha 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 paneer paratha, stuffed paratha or other cooked bread, and no ghee energy row or butter row in Table 1 (ghee appears only in Table 12, the fatty acid profile of edible oils and fats, PDF pp. 474 and 475, which prints no energy), and USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has no paneer paratha record. So this page does not quote a number. It works one paratha out line by line: the raw atta, paneer, onion, green chilli and coriander leaves from named IFCT 2017 rows and the ghee and butter from USDA records, with weights that are our assumptions and the fat shown apart so you can see what it adds, once as a home-style paratha roasted with a little ghee and once as a dhaba-style paratha with more paneer and butter on top. They are estimates, shown so you can change the weights to match your tawa. For plain and aloo parathas from the same atta row see our paratha vs roti guide, for shop-bought parathas our packaged bread guide, for plain paneer our paneer protein guide, and for the spoon values our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

The short answer

By our working, one home-style paneer paratha (40 g raw atta, 40 g paneer, onion 10 g, green chilli 2 g, coriander leaves 3 g and 5 g of ghee (about 1 teaspoon)) is about 301.8 kcal and 12.0 g protein, and one dhaba-style paratha (40 g raw atta, 60 g paneer, the same onion, green chilli and coriander, 5 g of ghee on the tawa and 10 g (2 pats) of butter on top) is about 434.6 kcal and 15.9 g protein; a plate of two is 603.6 and 869.2 kcal. Across 30 to 50 g of atta per paratha the home-style runs 194.2 to 409.3 kcal with 0 to 10 g of ghee and the dhaba-style 321.0 to 548.3 kcal with 1 to 3 pats of butter, with the filling in every cell. These are estimates from the weights below, not measured values, not from a paneer paratha record and not a dhaba or restaurant figure. Our reading: the parts of the home-style main case rank the atta 128.1 kcal, the paneer 122.2 kcal, the ghee 45.0 kcal, the onion, chilli and coriander 6.5 kcal; the parts of the dhaba-style main case rank the paneer 183.3 kcal, the atta 128.1 kcal, the butter on top 71.7 kcal, the ghee on the tawa 45.0 kcal, the onion, chilli and coriander 6.5 kcal; and the dhaba-style paratha is 132.8 kcal above the home-style one at the same 40 g of atta.

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, where the row has them (the paneer row prints fewer columns). We read these 5 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; the atta and paneer rows are raw, so we count raw weight, the water in the dough adds no energy, and the weight of the cooked paratha is not printed in any table. A019 is whole wheat atta, the same row as on our paratha vs roti guide, where 30 g of it is printed as 96 kcal (96.1 kcal unrounded from the same row).

The ghee and the butter: USDA SR Legacy, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no ghee energy row (ghee appears only in its Table 12 of fatty acid percentages, which prints no energy) and no butter row, so these come from USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy; they are US records (the butter is the salted one). 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 records show it

USDA's record page shows a data-type label beside some fields and none beside others. This table copies what each 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 ghee and the butter

These are the entries in each record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry is 100 g. The butter record prints a pat (5 g), a tablespoon, a stick and a cup; the ghee record prints only 100 g, so this page counts ghee in grams, taking 1 teaspoon as about 5 g, which is our assumption (our paratha vs roti guide does the same). 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: 173410 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) (5 g): 717 × 5 / 100 = 35.85, so 35.9 kcal; 173410 1 stick (113 g): 717 × 113 / 100 = 810.21, so 810.2 kcal; 173410 1 cup (227 g): 717 × 227 / 100 = 1627.59, so 1627.6 kcal; 173410 1 tbsp (14.2 g): 717 × 14.2 / 100 = 101.81, so 101.8 kcal. By the same arithmetic 5 g of ghee is 45.0 kcal and 10 g 90.0 kcal, and 1 pat of butter (5 g) is 35.9 kcal, 2 pats 71.7 kcal and 3 pats 107.6 kcal.

Worked example 1: home-style paneer paratha

Every weight here is our assumption for one paratha, counted raw: whole wheat atta dough stuffed with grated paneer, onion, green chilli and coriander leaves and roasted on a tawa with about a teaspoon of ghee. 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, ajwain, spice powders and a second smear of ghee are not counted.

The grid varies the size of the paratha (30, 40 or 50 g of raw atta, with the paneer filling moving with it) and the ghee (0, 5 or 10 g); the onion, chilli, coriander stay as above.

Worked example 2: dhaba-style paneer paratha

Same method and the same 40 g of atta and the same onion, chilli and coriander; the paneer filling is half as much again (60 g), 5 g of ghee goes on the tawa and a 10 g piece of butter (2 pats) is put on top. This is our assumed recipe for a richer paratha, not a measured dhaba or restaurant paratha.

The grid varies the size of the paratha (30, 40 or 50 g of raw atta, with the paneer filling moving with it) and the butter on top (1, 2 or 3 pats); the onion, chilli, coriander and the 5 g of ghee on the tawa stay as above.

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. The two-paratha rows are twice the one-paratha totals.

What stands out in the numbers

• Home-style, part by part: the atta 128.1 kcal, the paneer 122.2 kcal, the ghee 45.0 kcal, the onion, chilli and coriander 6.5 kcal. Raw atta is 320.3 kcal per 100 g (IFCT A019) and plain paneer 305.4 kcal (L003).
• Dhaba-style, part by part: the paneer 183.3 kcal, the atta 128.1 kcal, the butter on top 71.7 kcal, the ghee on the tawa 45.0 kcal, the onion, chilli and coriander 6.5 kcal; against the home-style paratha the extra 20 g of paneer adds 61.1 kcal and the butter on top, net of the home-style ghee, 71.7 kcal.
• Size against fat: in the home-style version the paratha size (30 to 50 g of atta) moves it more than the ghee (0 to 10 g): 125.1 kcal against 90.0 kcal; in the dhaba-style version the paratha size (30 to 50 g of atta) moves it more than the butter (1 to 3 pats): 155.6 kcal against 71.7 kcal. Each 5 g of ghee is 45.0 kcal and each pat of butter 35.9 kcal.
• Protein: about 12.0 g in the home-style main case and 15.9 g in the dhaba-style one; the atta supplies 4.2 g and the paneer 7.5 g (home-style) or 11.3 g (dhaba-style).
• These are estimates: no paneer paratha record exists, the weights are ours, and more paneer, more butter or a larger paratha will change them.

Why these are estimates, not your paneer paratha

• No record exists for the dish. IFCT 2017 prints raw foods and no cooked bread, and USDA SR Legacy has no paneer paratha record (its one paratha record is a plain commercial frozen one).
• The weights are assumptions. No table prints how much atta, filling or fat one paratha takes; ours are stated so you can replace them.
• Raw weights. The dough and filling lose water on the tawa and no table prints the cooked weight, so the page counts raw weight and cannot give a per 100 g figure.
• Ghee by the gram. The ghee record prints no teaspoon, so 1 teaspoon is taken as about 5 g; a heavier smear is more.
• No dhaba figure. The dhaba-style version is a recipe we assumed, not a measured dhaba or restaurant paratha; no table prints a dhaba weight or fat use.
• US data. The ghee and butter rows are US records; IFCT Table 1 has neither as an energy row.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Label claim, Calculated, Analytical and the other labels 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 atta raw once for your usual paratha, weigh the paneer, and log the ghee and butter by their own weight (weight × figure ÷ 100); our ghee, oil and sugar guide has the spoon values.
• Say how much fat. It is an input this page cannot know; 5 g of ghee is 45.0 kcal and a pat of butter 35.9 kcal.
• Say what else went in. A second smear of ghee and the butter, curd or pickle on the side are not counted.
• Log the number of parathas. A plate of two is twice the figures here.

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What this page leaves out

• A measured calorie figure for paneer paratha 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 wheat, paneer, ghee or butter 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.
• Salt, ajwain, chaat masala, garam masala, a second smear of ghee, curd, pickle and butter on the side, and other versions such as aloo paratha, gobi paratha, cheese paratha or a paratha fried in oil: not covered here; log them from their own rows (our paratha vs roti guide works plain and aloo parathas out).
• Dhaba, restaurant and frozen paneer parathas: no table prints a dhaba weight or fat use, so we give no such figure; read the pack for frozen ones.
• Per 100 g 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): A019 Wheat flour, atta (6 regions, 1340 kJ, PDF p. 42); L003 Paneer (6 regions, 1278 kJ, PDF p. 57); G017 Onion, big (6 regions, 201 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 paneer paratha, stuffed paratha or other cooked bread, and no ghee energy row or butter row in Table 1 (ghee appears only in Table 12, the fatty acid profile of edible oils and fats, PDF pp. 474 and 475, which prints no energy) (PDF text searched for paratha, stuffed, paneer paratha, roti, ghee and butter; the rows used are A019 whole wheat atta (PDF p. 42), L003 paneer (p. 57), G017 onion (p. 54), G008 green chilli (p. 53) and G009 coriander leaves (p. 53)).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171314 (Butter, clarified butter (ghee)): Energy 900 kcal (3770 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 Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), carbohydrate by difference Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), total sugars Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), fibre Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), kJ Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), water Taken from another source--other tables of food composition, protein Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), fat Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), sodium Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI); portions used: none (only per 100 g listed) (read 30 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173410 (Butter, salted): Energy 717 kcal (3000 kJ), protein 0.85 g, total fat 81.1 g, carbohydrate by difference 0.06 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 0.06 g, sodium 643 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, water Analytical, sodium Nutrient that is based on other nutrient/s; value used directly, ex. Nut.#204 from Nut.#298; portions used: 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) (5 g); 1 stick (113 g); 1 cup (227 g); 1 tbsp (14.2 g) (read 30 October 2026).
• 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 kJ to kcal conversions, the line values, the sums, the grids, the doubling for two parathas, 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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