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Calories · Indonesian

Calories in pecel lele with rice

A typical restaurant serving of pecel lele with rice (one fried catfish with sambal terasi, raw vegetables and a plate of rice, about 380 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called fried catfish with sambal, lele goreng, nasi pecel lele.

~640
Pecel lele with rice

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein23 g
  • Carbs71 g
  • Fat28 g

One serving

Serving
one fried catfish with sambal terasi, raw vegetables and a plate of rice
Weight
~380 g
Per 100 g
~169

The dish

About pecel lele with rice

Pecel lele is catfish rubbed with garlic and turmeric, fried whole and served with sambal terasi, raw vegetables and rice. The fish is fairly lean; the frying oil, the oil in the sambal and the rice add up to most of the plate. Built from its parts: one fried catfish with an allowance for frying oil, a third of a resepkoki.id sambal terasi, raw vegetables and a plate of rice — from USDA and TKPI values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Pecel lele with rice · rough numbers

  • Without rice~350
  • With nasi uduk instead of rice~660

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 900

  • Frying oil soaked into the catfish
  • Oil in the sambal
  • Rice, or nasi uduk at some stalls
  • Extra tofu, tempeh or chicken
  • 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 half rice
  • Eat more of the raw vegetables
  • Skip the extra fried tofu and tempeh

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

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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) — Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012); Cabai rawit, segar (NR015); Cabai merah, segar (NR014); Bawang merah, segar (NR007); Tomat merah, segar (DR161); Terasi (NP011); Gula aren (MP005); Ketimun, segar (DR109); Kacang panjang, segar (DR097); Nasi (AP001)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat, FDC 175166
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Cabbage, raw, FDC 169975
  4. Gram weights: resepkoki.id — Pecel lele with sambal terasi (3 catfish, 3 servings)
  5. Rice portion: USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Rice, white, cooked, 1 cup = 158 g, FDC 2708408

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in pecel lele with rice?

A typical restaurant serving of pecel lele with rice (one fried catfish with sambal terasi, raw vegetables and a plate of rice, about 380 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is pecel lele without rice?

About 350 for the catfish with sambal and raw vegetables.

Is pecel lele lighter than ayam penyet?

Usually: about 640 with rice, against about 860 for ayam penyet, which adds fried tofu and tempeh.

What changes the calories in pecel lele with rice?

Frying oil soaked into the catfish. Oil in the sambal.

How can I order pecel lele with rice lighter?

Ask for half rice. Eat more of the raw vegetables.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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