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I use the LoseIt app and it allows you to create “recipes.” I also batch cook for the week ahead. I put each ingredient into the recipe, down to the gram, and when the entire batch is cooked, I then weigh the whole thing when I transfer it to the container for refrigeration. The recipe function allows a person to say how big the final product is in weight, so when I go in for lunch the next day I can say, for example, that I had 200 grams of Recipe 1 and it will calculate the calories and nutrition. It was tedious at first but the more I use the app, the easier it gets as it remembers all the products I use most frequently.
I use MyFitnessPal for calorie tracking. You can enter the entire recipe and set the number of servings. If you want to get into the nitty gritty, you can weigh the entire cooked batch, then set that as the number of servings (e.g. batch weighs 850g then set it as 850 serves). Then you can weigh out the portion and record that as your serve (e.g. your serve weighs 217g, you record 217 serves of the recipe). It’s never perfect because what if this serving has an extra bite of chicken and that serving has some extra rice - but it’s close enough.
I don’t get into that much detail, I put the whole recipe in and if it makes 4 serves then I split the dish into 4 bowls/containers that look roughly even and record my one serve. It’s generally close enough.
For easy maths I would— 1. Use an estimate of a single serving of curry on the internet or 2. Add the calories of each ingredient you put into it and then divide it into the amount of portions you have and use that. I think all the grams and stuff you’re talking about is over complicating it unless you’re counting macros and stuff too. For just calories you’re doing a lot. If you’re doing macros it’d be a bit harder.
Count the calories in the entire thing and then just divide it into equal portions. If you want to be precise you can weight the entire batch to make sure you are dividing it equally. However I think eyeballing is close enough especially if you are the only one eating it. If one serving is a little bigger it will all balance out.
Weight your potWeight all ingredients and calculate the calories lets imagine you will have 3000g recipe with 1500kcalAfter cooking, weight your pot with the food in it and than take the pot weight off the weight. The cooked food never weights as much as raw, but it depends how much water you add.But imagine you now have 2500g cooked food. That still have 1500kcal. 1500kcal/2500g×100g= 60kcal/100g I hope this helps