I am not sure if there are some South Indian users on this platform, who would be looking at this problem as they consume these preparations day in and day out. It will be cumbersome to do a reasonable count of carbs with complex preparations. measuring each time.
As I've recently found out, when first diagnosed one of the main burdens of diabetes is the management overhead. Counting carbs, tracking what you eat, blood glucose readings, and the time it takes to adapt your diet and lifestyle from what it was before to what it now needs to be.
There aren't any shortcuts when it comes to carb counting, at least none that I've found. As
@JenniferM55 posted above, the only way to properly assess carb content of homemade meals is to measure out each and every ingredient. Using an app then makes it easier to find out the total carbs per serving. From there, you'll then need to measure the ingredients every time you make the meal, so you can ensure the end result matches the meal you've previously calculated the carb values for. Over time you might be able to do this by eye, but that comes with a risk of your meal containing more carbs than ideal due to inaccurate recipe measurements. Indian cooking relies on a lot of spices, which are high carb ingredients. When consuming small quantities per serving, their high carb nature doesn't particularly matter, however if the amount of any particular spice isn't measured properly then carbs can creep up quickly.
It's a burden of managing diabetes unfortunately.
