Kuih siput is that classic Raya cookie you find in every rumah terbuka, sitting in a big toples next to the muruku and the cornflake cookies. The name means snail in Malay because of the coiled shape. It is deep fried spiced dough, so the calorie drivers are pretty straightforward: flour base giving you the carbs, and absorbed frying oil pushing the fat up. At 120 calories for 25g, it sounds manageable until you realise a proper makan session at a Raya open house means you are mindlessly grabbing these while talking and laughing. Easy to put away 100 to 150g without noticing, which is 480 to 720 calories from snacks alone. Fair warning: these numbers are a ballpark estimate because there is not much hard data on kuih siput specifically, and every recipe is a bit different in how much butter and oil goes in.
What actually changes the count is the recipe and how long they are left to drain. More butter in the dough means more calories before it even hits the oil. Poorly drained pieces can carry noticeably more absorbed fat, easily pushing a 25g serving from 120 to 140 or 150 calories. The spice blend itself, usually curry powder or cumin and sesame, adds almost nothing calorie-wise. If you are trying to manage your intake at a Raya gathering, portion it out upfront: put 6 to 8 pieces on your plate and then step away from the toples. Do not eat standing next to the container or you will lose count entirely.