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Calories in massaman curry

A typical restaurant serving of massaman curry (one bowl of chicken massaman curry with potatoes and peanuts, and a plate of jasmine rice, about 450 g) is about 760 calories, usually 550–1,000.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called matsaman curry, gaeng massaman, massaman chicken curry, massaman beef curry.

~760
Massaman curry

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein30 g
  • Carbs94 g
  • Fat28 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of chicken massaman curry with potatoes and peanuts, and a plate of jasmine rice
Weight
~450 g
Per 100 g
~168

The dish

About massaman curry

Massaman is a mild, sweet Thai curry of chicken or beef with potatoes and peanuts in coconut milk, warm with cinnamon, cardamom and tamarind. Coconut milk and palm sugar make it richer than most Thai curries. Numbers from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables for chicken massaman (194 per 100 g), for a 250 g bowl with 200 g of jasmine rice; the portions are our estimates.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Massaman curry · rough numbers

  • Curry only, no rice~490
  • Beef massaman with rice~770

What moves the number

Why one plate is 550 and another 1,000

  • Coconut milk and coconut cream
  • Peanuts and palm sugar
  • Beef or fattier cuts instead of chicken
  • Rice for the sauce

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Eat the meat and potatoes, leave some sauce
  • Take a smaller scoop of rice
  • Share one curry with a stir-fried vegetable dish

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

Thai & Vietnamese · typical restaurant servingAll about Thai & Vietnamese food →

  • 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) — Curry, Mat-sa-man, chicken (food ID 1468); Curry, Mat-sa-man, beef (food ID 1470); Rice, polished, cooked (food ID 139)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in massaman curry?

A typical restaurant serving of massaman curry (one bowl of chicken massaman curry with potatoes and peanuts, and a plate of jasmine rice, about 450 g) is about 760 calories, usually 550–1,000. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is massaman curry without rice?

About 490 for a 250 g bowl of chicken massaman.

Is massaman higher than green curry?

Usually a little, because of the peanuts, potatoes and palm sugar; green curry with rice is about 680.

How many calories are in 100 g of massaman curry?

About 195 for chicken and 200 for beef, from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables.

What changes the calories in massaman curry?

Coconut milk and coconut cream. Peanuts and palm sugar.

How can I order massaman curry lighter?

Eat the meat and potatoes, leave some sauce. 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.