Rice Meals · Indonesia

How Many Calories in Nasi Kuning?

Also known as Nasi Kuning Komplit, Nasi Kuning Manado, Yellow Turmeric Rice.

Nasi kuning is rice cooked with turmeric and coconut milk, served at breakfast stalls and on birthdays with fried chicken, sliced omelette, kering tempe and serundeng on top.

640kcal / 1 plate (yellow rice, shredded fried chicken, sliced omelette, kering tempe, serundeng)
A standard plate of nasi kuning komplit is about 640 calories. That is 200g of turmeric coconut rice at 320 calories, a small piece of fried chicken at 150, sliced omelette at 55, sweet kering tempe at 75 and a spoon of serundeng at 40.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (yellow rice, shredded fried chicken, sliced omelette, kering tempe, serundeng) (335g)AmountPer 100g
Calories640 kcal191 kcal
Protein26 g8 g
Carbs78 g23 g
Fat25 g7 g

Where the calories come from

Turmeric coconut rice200g
320 kcal
Fried chicken, small piece60g
150 kcal
Sliced telur dadar30g
55 kcal
Kering tempe30g
75 kcal
Serundeng15g
40 kcal

The real talk

The rice is not plain rice. It is cooked in coconut milk with turmeric, and it lands at about 160 calories per 100g against 130 for white rice. A stall scoop of 200g is 320 calories. FatSecret lists a smaller 150 calorie bowl, but that is a 100g lab portion, nobody gets served that at a warung.

The toppings are small but every one of them is fried or sweet. Kering tempe is tempe shreds fried and glazed in palm sugar, 75 calories for a spoon that weighs 30g. Serundeng is grated coconut toasted with sugar, 40 calories for 15g. Sliced telur dadar is 55 calories. None of them look like much on the plate, and together they are 170 calories.

The Manado version with cakalang (skipjack) and sambal roa is actually leaner than the Javanese one: the fish is grilled or shredded rather than fried, so the plate comes out around 560 calories with more protein. The tumpeng birthday version is the opposite, because the cone means more rice, often 300g, and the plate hits 800 without trying.

At Rp 12,000 to 20,000 this is a decent breakfast at 26g protein. The issue is it is 78g of carbs and most stalls pile the rice, so ask for less before they scoop.

How the portions compare

300 kcal
Half rice, egg and serundeng only
640 kcal
Standard komplit plate
850 kcal
Tumpeng-style large with extra rice and perkedel

Nasi Kuning variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Nasi kuning polos320 kcal200g rice only
Nasi kuning Manado with cakalang560 kcalShredded skipjack, not fried
Standard Javanese komplit640 kcalFried chicken, egg, kering tempe, serundeng
With ayam goreng bone-in and perkedel900 kcalFull portion chicken and a potato fritter

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in nasi kuning?
About 320 calories for 200g of the rice itself, and about 640 for a full komplit plate with chicken, egg, kering tempe and serundeng.
Is nasi kuning healthier than nasi uduk?
They are nearly the same. Both are coconut rice at roughly 160 calories per 100g. Nasi kuning just has turmeric for colour. What matters is the toppings you pick.
Is nasi kuning high in fat?
The rice has about 5g of fat per 200g from the coconut milk. Most of the plate's 25g of fat comes from the fried chicken, kering tempe and serundeng.
How many calories in nasi kuning Manado?
Around 560 calories with cakalang and sambal roa, because the fish is not deep fried. Add fried perkedel and it climbs to 700.
Berapa kalori Nasi Kuning?
Nasi Kuning mengandung sekitar 640 kalori per 1 piring (335g), dengan 26g protein, 78g karbohidrat dan 25g 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 (nasi kuning bowl) plus component estimate for warung portion and toppings. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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