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Calories in ayam penyet with rice

A typical restaurant serving of ayam penyet with rice (one fried chicken thigh smashed with sambal terasi, with fried tofu, tempeh, raw vegetables and rice, about 428 g) is about 860 calories, usually 600–1,050.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called nasi ayam penyet, smashed fried chicken with sambal terasi, penyet.

~860
Ayam penyet with rice

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein56 g
  • Carbs76 g
  • Fat37 g

One serving

Serving
one fried chicken thigh smashed with sambal terasi, with fried tofu, tempeh, raw vegetables and rice
Weight
~428 g
Per 100 g
~202

The dish

About ayam penyet with rice

Ayam penyet is spiced fried chicken pressed into sambal terasi and served with fried tofu, tempeh, cucumber and rice. The chicken and rice are the biggest parts, but the fried tempeh and the oil in the sambal add more than people expect. Built from its parts: a fried chicken thigh, one piece each of fried tofu and tempeh, sambal terasi fried in oil, cucumber and a plate of rice — from TKPI values, with amounts from resepkoki.id’s version.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Ayam penyet with rice · rough numbers

  • Without rice~570
  • Without tempeh and tofu~680

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,050

  • Fried tempeh, which is surprisingly dense
  • Oil in the fried sambal
  • Rice portion
  • Thigh versus breast
  • Rice values differ between food tables (Indonesia’s TKPI lists cooked white rice at about 180 per 100 g) and portions vary, so the rice share here is rough

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for steamed or grilled chicken (ayam bakar)
  • Skip the fried tempeh or share it
  • Ask for half rice

Side by side

Next to other Indonesian dishes

Indonesian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indonesian food →

  • Pisang goreng (one piece)~130one battered fried banana · usually 100–250
  • Es teh manis (sweet iced tea)~150one glass of iced tea with three tablespoons of sugar, weighed before ice · usually 50–300
  • Es kopi susu gula aren~170one glass of iced coffee with fresh milk and palm sugar syrup, weighed before ice · usually 120–350
  • Ayam goreng (one piece)~250one piece of spiced fried chicken with skin, edible weight, no rice · usually 180–400
  • Capcay~290one restaurant plate of stir-fried vegetables with chicken, meatballs and gravy, no rice · usually 200–500
  • Martabak telur~340a third of one martabak, about three slices, with pickled cucumber · usually 300–650
  • Bubur ayam~390one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy · usually 250–600
  • Soto ayam~390one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice · usually 250–600
  • Indomie Mi Goreng (one pack)~400one pack, cooked with all its seasoning sachets, no egg · usually 400–520
  • Mie ayam~410one bowl of chicken noodles with sweet soy chicken topping, greens and broth on the side · usually 300–650
  • Sate kambing (10 sticks)~430ten grilled goat sticks with sweet soy, shallot, tomato, chili and cabbage, no rice · usually 300–650
  • Pempek kapal selam~470one large fried egg-filled fish cake with cuko, noodles and cucumber · usually 300–700

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

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.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

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

  1. Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia (TKPI 2017, Kemenkes RI; panganku.org data via a public mirror) — Ayam goreng sukabumi, paha (FP033); Tahu goreng (CP062); Tempe kedelai murni, goreng (CP076); Cabai merah, segar (NR014); Cabai rawit, segar (NR015); Bawang merah, segar (NR007); Bawang putih, segar (NR008); Tomat merah, segar (DR161); Terasi (NP011); Gula aren (MP005); Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012); Ketimun, segar (DR109); Nasi (AP001)
  2. Gram weights: resepkoki.id — Ayam penyet (2 servings)
  3. Rice portion: USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Rice, white, cooked, 1 cup = 158 g, FDC 2708408

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in ayam penyet with rice?

A typical restaurant serving of ayam penyet with rice (one fried chicken thigh smashed with sambal terasi, with fried tofu, tempeh, raw vegetables and rice, about 428 g) is about 860 calories, usually 600–1,050. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is ayam penyet without rice?

About 570, counting the tofu, tempeh and sambal.

Is ayam penyet higher than ayam geprek?

Usually: about 860 a plate against about 760 for ayam geprek, mostly because of the fried tempeh and tofu and the thigh meat.

What changes the calories in ayam penyet with rice?

Fried tempeh, which is surprisingly dense. Oil in the fried sambal.

How can I order ayam penyet with rice lighter?

Ask for steamed or grilled chicken (ayam bakar). Skip the fried tempeh or share it.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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