Meat, Grills & Lauk · Indonesia

How Many Calories in Ayam Geprek?

Also known as Ayam Geprek Sambal Bawang, Ayam Geprek Keju, Smashed Fried Chicken.

Ayam geprek is crispy flour-coated fried chicken smashed in a mortar with raw chili and garlic sambal. It started in Yogyakarta and is now on every campus street in Indonesia.

395kcal / 1 piece with sambal bawang (no rice)
One piece of ayam geprek with sambal bawang is about 395 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists it at 263 calories per 100g, so a 150g piece is 394. With a plate of rice it is about 655, and the cheese version is close to 800.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece with sambal bawang (no rice) (150g)AmountPer 100g
Calories395 kcal263 kcal
Protein26 g17 g
Carbs12 g8 g
Fat27 g18 g

Where the calories come from

Crispy fried chicken130g
340 kcal
Sambal bawang with oil20g
55 kcal

The real talk

Ayam geprek is fried chicken with a thick crunchy crust, the same style as the fast food chains, and the crust is the problem. A 150g piece is about 340 calories before sambal, and 27g of that is fat. Compare that to ayam bakar at about 290 for a similar piece. The flour coating soaks up oil like a sponge, then the smashing breaks it up so it soaks up the sambal oil too.

Sambal bawang is raw chili and garlic, but it is made by pouring hot cooking oil over the paste. A 20g spoon is about 55 calories, and the geprek stall smashes the chicken in it, so you eat every drop. Level 10 pedas does not change the calories, it just changes how fast you eat the rice to cool down.

The full order is Rp 12,000 to 20,000 with rice, and that is the 655 calorie version. Ayam geprek keju adds melted processed cheese, about 60 calories per slice and most places use two, so 800 total. Geprek with telur adds 75. Geprek mozzarella is a 900 calorie plate.

For 395 calories you get 26g protein, which is fine. The issue is the fat, about 60% of the calories. Nobody is eating this for the protein; it is a comfort meal.

How many calories in 2, 3 or 4 pieces?

How manyCaloriesProtein
1 piece395 kcal26 g
2 pieces790 kcal52 g
3 pieces1185 kcal78 g
4 pieces1580 kcal104 g
5 pieces1975 kcal130 g
6 pieces2370 kcal156 g

How the portions compare

340 kcal
1 piece breast, light sambal
395 kcal
1 piece with sambal bawang
870 kcal
With rice, cheese and fried egg

Ayam Geprek variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Ayam geprek, 1 piece395 kcalFatSecret 263 kcal/100g
Nasi ayam geprek655 kcalWith 200g rice
Nasi ayam geprek telur730 kcalFried egg added
Nasi ayam geprek keju800 kcalTwo slices processed cheese
Nasi ayam geprek mozzarella900 kcalMelted mozzarella

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in ayam geprek?
About 395 calories for one piece with sambal bawang, and around 655 with rice.
How many calories in ayam geprek keju?
Around 800 calories with rice, because each slice of processed cheese is about 60 calories and most stalls use two.
Is ayam geprek healthy?
It has 26g protein per piece, but 27g fat from the flour crust and sambal oil. Once or twice a week with half rice is fine; every day is a lot of fried oil.
Ayam geprek or ayam bakar, which is lower calorie?
Ayam bakar, at about 290 calories per piece versus 395 for geprek. The grill does not add oil; the flour crust and sambal oil do.
Berapa kalori Ayam Geprek?
Ayam Geprek mengandung sekitar 395 kalori per satu porsi biasa (150g), dengan 26g protein, 12g karbohidrat dan 27g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical warung or restaurant serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (ayam geprek 263 kcal/100g, 394 kcal per piece). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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