Homemade roti calories
A plain roti made with 40 g of whole-wheat atta has about 136 kcal. Brushing it with 5 g of ghee brings the estimate to 180 kcal. Use your own batch weights below.
Roti calorie calculator
Uses USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy values: 340 kcal / 100 g for whole-grain wheat flour and 876 kcal / 100 g for anhydrous butter oil / ghee.
Estimated Per Roti: 136 kcal (40 g dry atta per pera)
Breakdown: 136 kcal from whole-wheat flour + 0 kcal from ghee = 136 kcal (Total batch: 816 kcal).
Estimated macros per roti: 28.8 g carbs (incl. 4.3 g fiber), 5.3 g protein, 1 g total fat.
How to measure a batch
- Weigh the dry atta before adding water. Include dusting flour that sticks to the rotis.
- Divide the total dry flour by the number of equal portions.
- Weigh the ghee or oil you add. For oil or a different atta, use the energy value on its label.
For six equal rotis made from 240 g of atta, each has 40 g of dry flour. At 3.40 kcal per gram, that gives 136 kcal. Five grams of ghee at 8.76 kcal per gram adds 43.8 kcal, giving 179.8 kcal per roti.
If you divide the dough unevenly, use each dough ball’s share of the total dough weight. A 90 g portion from 450 g of evenly mixed dough contains one fifth of the original flour.
Can I estimate calories from the cooked weight?
Cooked weight alone is a rough guide because water adds weight and some evaporates on the tawa. Two rotis with the same cooked weight can contain different amounts of atta. For a batch you make yourself, weigh the dry flour and any added fat.
Calories by dry flour weight
| Dry atta per roti | Plain | With 5 g ghee |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 85 kcal | 129 kcal |
| 40 g | 136 kcal | 180 kcal |
| 50 g | 170 kcal | 214 kcal |
| 65 g | 221 kcal | 265 kcal |
Ingredient sources
The USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy database lists “Wheat flour, whole-grain” at 340 kcal per 100 g and “Butter oil, anhydrous” at 876 kcal per 100 g. Search those exact names on the portal to see the full record. These values are ingredient estimates and will vary with the product you use.
See the daily calorie calculator for an estimate of maintenance needs.