Meat, Grills & Lauk

How Many Calories in Ayam Masak?

Everyday stir-fried and braised chicken dishes. The chicken skin, frying oil and kicap sugar set the calories.

280kcal / 1 piece in sauce
A piece of home-style ayam masak (the chicken plus its sauce, no rice) is around 280 calories. The chicken skin and absorbed oil are the base, and the soy braised kicap version is the richest because of added sugar.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece in sauce (140g)AmountPer 100g
Calories280 kcal200 kcal
Protein23 g16 g
Carbs6 g4 g
Fat18 g13 g

Where the calories come from

Chicken thigh with skin120g
200 kcal
Absorbed cooking oil7g
63 kcal
Aromatics, sauce, sugar13g
25 kcal

The real talk

Ayam masak covers all the everyday chicken dishes your mum cooks, kunyit, halia, serai, kicap. They land around 250 to 300 calories for a piece, which is honestly reasonable, because the chicken is mostly protein. The calories that creep in are the skin, the oil it is fried in, and the sugar in the kicap manis braise.

Of the lot, ayam masak halia (ginger) tends to be the lightest and ayam masak kicap the heaviest, because kicap manis is loaded with sugar. None of them are bad choices though. Pair any of them with rice and vegetables and you have a balanced plate, which is more than most hawker food gives you.

Ayam Masak variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Ayam masak halia (ginger)250 kcalLighter sauce, less sugar
Ayam masak serai (lemongrass)270 kcalAromatic, moderate
Ayam masak kunyit (turmeric)280 kcalTurmeric fried, the base
Ayam masak kicap (soy braised)300 kcalKicap manis adds sugar

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in ayam masak?
Around 280 calories for a piece of chicken in its sauce (no rice). The skin and frying oil are the base, with the kicap version a bit higher from added sugar.
Which ayam masak is lowest in calories?
Ayam masak halia (ginger) at around 250, because it uses less sugar. Ayam masak kicap is the highest at around 300 from the sweet soy braise.
Is ayam masak good for a diet?
Yes, it is a solid protein lauk at around 250 to 300 calories a piece. Take the skin off and pair it with vegetables and a controlled rice portion.

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

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