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Calories in chicken biryani

A typical restaurant serving of chicken biryani (one takeaway or restaurant portion, about 450 g) is about 730 calories, usually 500–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called biryani, chicken biriyani.

~730
Chicken biryani

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein38 g
  • Carbs75 g
  • Fat33 g

One serving

Serving
one takeaway or restaurant portion
Weight
~450 g
Per 100 g
~163

The dish

About chicken biryani

Biryani is a rice dish first: spiced rice brings most of the energy, chicken the protein, and ghee or oil the fat. Takeaway portions are often large enough for two.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 500 and another 1,100

  • Rice portion
  • Ghee or oil used in layering
  • Fried onions and side curries

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share and add a cucumber raita or salad
  • Ask for a smaller portion
  • Skip the extra curry sauce

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

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. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Biryani, chicken, takeaway, code 19-454
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Biryani with chicken, FDC 2706538

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken biryani?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken biryani (one takeaway or restaurant portion, about 450 g) is about 730 calories, usually 500–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is chicken biryani high in calories?

A takeaway portion is about 730, mostly from the spiced rice, with ghee or oil adding fat. Many portions are big enough for two.

Is biryani lighter than curry with rice?

Often a little: a chicken biryani is about 730, against about 800 for chicken tikka masala with rice, because there is no creamy sauce.

What changes the calories in chicken biryani?

Rice portion. Ghee or oil used in layering.

How can I order chicken biryani lighter?

Share and add a cucumber raita or salad. Ask for a smaller portion.

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.