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Calories in chicken vindaloo

A typical restaurant serving of chicken vindaloo (one restaurant curry, no rice, about 350 g) is about 670 calories, usually 450–1,000.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called vindaloo, lamb vindaloo.

~670
Chicken vindaloo

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein65 g
  • Carbs9 g
  • Fat44 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant curry, no rice
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~192

The dish

About chicken vindaloo

Vindaloo is a hot, vinegar-sharp curry with no cream, so its energy comes from the meat and the oil the spices are fried in. Lamb vindaloo runs a little higher than chicken.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken vindaloo · rough numbers

  • Lamb vindaloo (350 g)~700

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 1,000

  • Oil in the sauce
  • Chicken thigh vs breast
  • Rice and naan alongside

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share it and add a vegetable side
  • Have plain rice
  • Skip the poppadoms

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) — Curry, chicken vindaloo, homemade, code 19-567
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Curry, lamb vindaloo, homemade, code 19-599

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken vindaloo?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken vindaloo (one restaurant curry, no rice, about 350 g) is about 670 calories, usually 450–1,000. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is lamb vindaloo higher than chicken?

A little: about 700, against about 670 for chicken.

Does vindaloo have cream?

No. Its energy comes from the meat and the oil the spices are fried in.

What changes the calories in chicken vindaloo?

Oil in the sauce. Chicken thigh vs breast.

How can I order chicken vindaloo lighter?

Share it and add a vegetable side. Have plain rice.

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.