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Calories · Indonesian

Calories in nasi padang

A typical restaurant serving of nasi padang (a typical takeaway plate: rice, one piece of rendang, jackfruit curry, cassava leaves, green sambal and curry sauce, about 456 g) is about 680 calories, usually 550–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Padang rice, nasi padang rendang, nasi bungkus padang.

~680
Nasi padang (rendang plate)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein26 g
  • Carbs99 g
  • Fat20 g

One serving

Serving
a typical takeaway plate: rice, one piece of rendang, jackfruit curry, cassava leaves, green sambal and curry sauce
Weight
~456 g
Per 100 g
~149

The dish

About nasi padang

A nasi padang plate is rice with one or more Minang dishes and a ladle of coconut curry sauce. With rendang, jackfruit curry and cassava leaves it lands near 680; the rice is about half, and the choice of main moves it most. Built from its parts: a Padang scoop of rice, a piece of rendang, jackfruit cooked in coconut milk, boiled cassava leaves, green sambal and a ladle of curry sauce — all from TKPI values. Portion sizes are a typical takeaway plate.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Nasi padang (rendang plate) · rough numbers

  • With fried chicken instead of rendang~800
  • With a Padang omelette (telur dadar) instead~750
  • Less rice (half scoop)~500

What moves the number

Why one plate is 550 and another 1,100

  • Rice, usually a big scoop
  • Which main you pick: rendang, fried chicken, gulai or egg
  • Coconut curry sauce poured over everything
  • Extra sides like perkedel or a second main
  • 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 less rice and no extra sauce (kuah sedikit)
  • Pick grilled chicken (ayam bakar) as the main
  • Add more cassava leaves

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) — Nasi (AP001); Rendang sapi, masakan (FP062); Nangka muda, segar (DR130); Santan (dengan air) (KP003); Daun singkong, rebus (DP008); Cabai hijau, segar (NR012); Bawang merah, segar (NR007); Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012)
  2. Piece weight: HealthXchange (SingHealth) — Beef rendang, 93 g serving
  3. Portion check: resepkoki.id — Rendang daging sapi (1 kg beef, 6 servings)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in nasi padang?

A typical restaurant serving of nasi padang (a typical takeaway plate: rice, one piece of rendang, jackfruit curry, cassava leaves, green sambal and curry sauce, about 456 g) is about 680 calories, usually 550–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is nasi padang with fried chicken?

About 800 with fried chicken instead of rendang, and about 750 with a Padang omelette.

Does less rice help with nasi padang?

Yes: half a scoop of rice brings the plate from about 680 to about 500.

What changes the calories in nasi padang?

Rice, usually a big scoop. Which main you pick: rendang, fried chicken, gulai or egg.

How can I order nasi padang lighter?

Ask for less rice and no extra sauce (kuah sedikit). Pick grilled chicken (ayam bakar) as the main.

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.