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Calories · Indian

Calories in a samosa

A typical restaurant serving of a samosa (one large restaurant samosa, about 100 g) is about 310 calories, usually 200–400.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called vegetable samosa, meat samosa, punjabi samosa.

~310
Samosa

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein5 g
  • Carbs33 g
  • Fat18 g

One serving

Serving
one large restaurant samosa
Weight
~100 g
Per 100 g
~310

The dish

About a samosa

A samosa is a pastry triangle filled with spiced potato and peas, or minced meat, then deep-fried. The pastry and frying oil give most of its energy; a two-piece starter is about 600.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Samosa · rough numbers

  • Two-piece starter~620
  • Small cocktail samosa (25 g)~80

What moves the number

Why one plate is 200 and another 400

  • Deep-fried pastry
  • Size: cocktail vs Punjabi-style
  • Chutneys on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share a starter plate
  • Have one with a mint or tamarind chutney
  • Pick a small size

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. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Samosa, FDC 2708730 (regular/large 100 g)
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Samosas, vegetable, retail, code 15-305
  3. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Meat samosas, takeaway, code 19-326

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a samosa?

A typical restaurant serving of a samosa (one large restaurant samosa, about 100 g) is about 310 calories, usually 200–400. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is a two-samosa starter?

About 620.

Are cocktail samosas much smaller?

Yes: a small cocktail samosa is about 80.

What changes the calories in a samosa?

Deep-fried pastry. Size: cocktail vs Punjabi-style.

How can I order a samosa lighter?

Share a starter plate. Have one with a mint or tamarind chutney.

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.