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Calories in khao man gai

A typical restaurant serving of khao man gai (one plate of poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat and broth, with ginger-soybean sauce, about 346 g) is about 690 calories, usually 500–850.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called khao mun gai, Thai chicken rice, khao man kai, Thai Hainanese chicken rice.

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Khao man gai

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein23 g
  • Carbs74 g
  • Fat32 g

One serving

Serving
one plate of poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat and broth, with ginger-soybean sauce
Weight
~346 g
Per 100 g
~198

The dish

About khao man gai

Khao man gai is Thailand’s take on Hainanese chicken rice: poached chicken sliced over rice cooked in chicken fat, garlic and broth, with a fermented-soybean, ginger and chilli sauce and a bowl of clear soup. The rich rice is where most of the calories hide. Numbers from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables for khao man gai tom (198 per 100 g), for a 346 g plate, the weight Singapore’s HPB measured for its chicken rice.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Khao man gai · rough numbers

  • With fried chicken (khao man gai tod)~810
  • Chicken-fat rice only (200 g)~360

What moves the number

Why one plate is 500 and another 850

  • Rice cooked in chicken fat and broth
  • Chicken skin
  • Fried chicken (khao man gai tod) instead of poached
  • A second scoop of rice

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for the chicken without skin
  • Take a smaller scoop of rice
  • Have the clear soup and cucumber that come with it

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

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  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Som tam~210one plate of som tam Thai: pounded green papaya with dried shrimp, peanuts, tomato and palm sugar dressing · usually 60–350
  • Larb~240one plate of larb (about 200 g): minced meat tossed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, herbs and toasted rice powder · usually 180–400
  • Thai milk tea~280one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer · usually 150–400
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • Tom kha gai~370one bowl of tom kha gai: chicken, galangal, lemongrass and mushrooms in coconut milk broth · usually 250–550
  • Pho~440one medium bowl with broth · usually 330–650
  • Mango sticky rice~490one plate of sticky rice, sweet coconut sauce and half a mango · usually 380–650
  • Khao pad (Thai fried rice)~500one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber · usually 400–750
  • Boat noodles~530one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth · usually 380–940
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Moo ping~560three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g) · usually 400–750

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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. Thai Food Composition Database (INMU, Mahidol University) — Khao-mun-kai-tom, rice cooked in chicken broth with boiled chicken (food ID 1555); Khao-mun-kai-tod, with deep-fried chicken (food ID 1556); Khao-mun, rice cooked in chicken broth (food ID 1557)
  2. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Steamed chicken rice, F05100133: 1 plate = 346 g (lab analysis, 2025), for the plate weight

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in khao man gai?

A typical restaurant serving of khao man gai (one plate of poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat and broth, with ginger-soybean sauce, about 346 g) is about 690 calories, usually 500–850. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is khao man gai tod (fried chicken)?

About 810 for the same size plate with deep-fried chicken.

Is khao man gai the same as Hainanese chicken rice?

Close cousins. The Thai version measured a little richer here, about 690 a plate, against about 600 for Hainanese chicken rice.

How many calories is the rice in khao man gai?

About 360 for 200 g of the chicken-fat rice alone (khao man).

What changes the calories in khao man gai?

Rice cooked in chicken fat and broth. Chicken skin.

How can I order khao man gai lighter?

Ask for the chicken without skin. Take a smaller scoop of 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.