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Calories · Indian

Calories in lamb rogan josh

A typical restaurant serving of lamb rogan josh (one restaurant curry, no rice, about 350 g) is about 520 calories, usually 400–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called rogan josh, roghan josh.

~520
Lamb rogan josh

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein50 g
  • Carbs14 g
  • Fat32 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant curry, no rice
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~149

The dish

About lamb rogan josh

Rogan josh is lamb braised in a Kashmiri-style tomato and red chili sauce. The lamb gives protein and much of the fat, and there's little cream, so it sits mid-range for curries.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 900

  • Lamb shoulder and its fat
  • Oil or ghee in the sauce
  • Rice and naan alongside

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share the curry
  • Have plain rice, not pilau
  • Add a dal or vegetable side to share

Side by side

Next to other Indian dishes

Indian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indian food →

  • Samosa~310one large restaurant samosa · usually 200–400
  • Dal~350one restaurant bowl, about a cup · usually 250–600
  • Chicken korma~440one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Lamb rogan josh~520one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Tandoori chicken~540half a tandoori chicken, meat off the bone · usually 250–800
  • Naan~550one whole 10-inch restaurant naan · usually 260–750
  • Chicken vindaloo~670one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken biryani~730one takeaway or restaurant portion · usually 500–1,100
  • Butter chicken with rice~790one serving of butter chicken with one cup of rice · usually 600–1,100
  • Chicken tikka masala~800one curry with about 200 g of plain rice · usually 600–1,300

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

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Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Curry, lamb rogan josh, homemade, code 19-595

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in lamb rogan josh?

A typical restaurant serving of lamb rogan josh (one restaurant curry, no rice, about 350 g) is about 520 calories, usually 400–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is rogan josh lighter than other curries?

It sits mid-range at about 520, between a home-style korma (about 440) and vindaloo (about 670).

Does rogan josh have cream?

Little or none; the lamb shoulder and the oil or ghee give the fat.

What changes the calories in lamb rogan josh?

Lamb shoulder and its fat. Oil or ghee in the sauce.

How can I order lamb rogan josh lighter?

Share the curry. Have plain rice, not pilau.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.