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Chana Dal Fry

Cooked chana dal with tadka. ~20g raw dal (midpoint of 18-22g from note).

Protein / Serving
0.9grams
Per Cooked chana dal with tadka. ~20g raw dal (midpoint of 18-22g from note).
Protein / 100g
4.54grams
Concentration
WHO EAA Score
69%
complementary profile
Limiting Amino
None
Complete protein

The 9 Essential Amino Acid Breakdown

Evaluated against the WHO/FAO (2007) Reference Amino Acid Pattern for Adults.

Histidine(His)
Rich
Serving Amount:21 mg
Concentration:24 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 15 mg/g100%
Isoleucine(Iso)
Rich
Serving Amount:38 mg
Concentration:42 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 30 mg/g100%
Leucine(Leu)
Rich
Serving Amount:61 mg
Concentration:68 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 59 mg/g100%
Lysine(Lys)
Rich
Serving Amount:54 mg
Concentration:60 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 45 mg/g100%
Methionine(Met)
Moderate
Serving Amount:10 mg
Concentration:11 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 16 mg/g69%
Phenylalanine(Phe)
Rich
Serving Amount:53 mg
Concentration:59 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 38 mg/g100%
Threonine(Thr)
Rich
Serving Amount:29 mg
Concentration:32 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 23 mg/g100%
Tryptophan(Trp)
Rich
Serving Amount:10 mg
Concentration:11 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 6 mg/g100%
Valine(Val)
Rich
Serving Amount:36 mg
Concentration:41 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 39 mg/g100%

Ingredients for Cooked chana dal with tadka. ~20g raw dal (midpoint of 18-22g from note). (20g)

The exact raw ingredients and weights required to prepare a single serving of this dish.

IngredientRaw Weight (g)
Chana dal, raw4.0 g
Onion1.6 g
Tomato1.0 g
Oil/Ghee (tadka)1.0 g

Standard Katori Portion Conversions

Quick protein estimates based on traditional Indian household bowl sizes.

Serving SizeWeight (g)Protein Yield (g)
0.5 Katori (Small bowl)10 g0.5 g
1.0 Katori (Standard bowl)20 g0.9 g
1.5 Katori (Generous bowl)30 g1.4 g
2.0 Katori (Full plate/restaurant)40 g1.8 g

Scientific Data Sourcing & Methodology

Every figure on this page is deterministic and compiled from the Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017) published by the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR). Unlike crowd-sourced apps, Katori AI does not rely on user estimates or foreign non-desi datasets.

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