Moong dal halwa

One serving of Moong dal halwa — 1 katori (100 g) — comes to 354 kcal, 8.4 g protein, 40.2 g carbs and 17.7 g fat. Scaled to 100 g it works out to 354 kcal and 8.4 g protein, which makes it a moderate protein source for a sweet item. That single serving is about 23.6% of a 1,500 kcal day and 17.7% of a 2,000 kcal day, so it's more of a filler than a target-hitter on protein without much extra planning.

Walking off Moong dal halwa takes roughly 8,850 steps, using the rough approximation of 0.04 kcal burned per step (a population-average estimate for a moderate walking pace, not a personalised number). At ₹40 a serving it costs about ₹95.2 for every 20 g of protein it delivers, which is a mid-to-high price for protein compared with dal, eggs or soya chunks. It fits nearly every Indian diet type, including vegetarian, Jain, eggetarian. It works at the evening snack slot and dinner.

If you want variety without changing the macros much, the closest swaps in the sweet category are Besan ladoo, Milk chocolate bar, Gulab jamun (with syrup), Honey — each keeps a similar role on the plate while shifting the exact protein-to-carb balance a little.