Nasi Padang calories

Steamed rice with 2 or 3 Padang dishes, such as rendang, gulai or fried chicken, plus cassava leaves, green chilli sambal and curry gravy poured over the rice.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Nasi Padang (1 plate: rice with rendang, jackfruit gulai, cassava leaves and sambal) has about 700 kcal. Most servings fall between 550 and 1000 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 700 kcal
Protein: 30 g
Carbs: 90 g
Fat: 24 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 plate: rice with rendang, jackfruit gulai, cassava leaves and sambal, about 450 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	700 kcal	100%
Protein	30 g	17%
Carbohydrates	90 g	52%
Fat	24 g	31%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
With fried chicken (ayam goreng) instead of rendang	780 kcal
Takeaway pack (nasi bungkus, more rice)	850 kcal
With an extra meat dish and extra gravy	950 kcal

What drives the calories

Many Padang dishes are cooked in coconut milk, which adds fat.
The curry gravy (kuah) poured over the rice adds fat without adding much volume.
Takeaway packs (nasi bungkus) often have more rice than a plate at the restaurant.

How to make it lighter

Ask for less gravy (kuah sedikit) on the rice.
Choose ayam bakar (grilled chicken) or ayam pop instead of fried or coconut milk dishes.
Ask for half rice (nasi setengah) and more cassava leaves.

How to log Nasi Padang in Nibbs

Take the photo from above so Nibbs can see the rice and each dish, then check each lauk before you save. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Nasi Padang calorie questions

How many calories are in nasi Padang?

A plate of nasi Padang with rice, rendang, jackfruit gulai and cassava leaves has about 700 kcal. Most plates fall between 550 and 1,000 kcal, depending on the dishes and the gravy.