Rice Meals · Indonesia

How Many Calories in Nasi Liwet?

Also known as Nasi Liwet Solo, Sego Liwet, Nasi Liwet Sunda.

Nasi liwet Solo is rice cooked in coconut milk and stock, served on a banana leaf pincuk with chayote in thin gravy, shredded opor chicken, a pindang egg and a spoon of thick coconut cream called areh.

580kcal / 1 plate (coconut rice, labu siam, shredded opor chicken, areh, pindang egg)
A standard pincuk of nasi liwet Solo is about 580 calories. The coconut rice is 275 calories for 200g, the labu siam gravy 70, shredded opor chicken 100, areh 65 and a pindang egg 70. FatSecret lists the rice alone at 221 per 160g bowl.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (coconut rice, labu siam, shredded opor chicken, areh, pindang egg) (380g)AmountPer 100g
Calories580 kcal153 kcal
Protein22 g6 g
Carbs72 g19 g
Fat22 g6 g

Where the calories come from

Nasi liwet (coconut stock rice)200g
275 kcal
Labu siam in thin coconut gravy80g
70 kcal
Shredded opor chicken50g
100 kcal
Areh (thick coconut cream)30g
65 kcal
Telur pindang50g
70 kcal

The real talk

The rice is cooked in santan and chicken stock, which brings it to about 138 calories per 100g on FatSecret. That is only a little more than plain rice, because Solo-style liwet uses thin coconut milk. A 200g scoop is 275 calories. The Sundanese version cooked in a kastrol pot with more oil, ikan asin and petai is heavier, roughly 320 for the same scoop.

Areh is the giveaway. That white blob on top is coconut milk reduced until it is almost solid, and a 30g spoon is 65 calories, nearly all fat. Stalls near Keprabon serve it generously. The opor chicken shreds are cooked in the same coconut base so 50g of chicken carries another 100 calories, roughly half of that from the gravy.

The labu siam in thin santan is the light part, about 70 calories per ladle, and the pindang egg is 70. So a plate with a good amount of egg and labu and less areh is a fairly balanced 500 calorie meal with 22g protein. It is sold at Rp 15,000 to 25,000 in Solo, more at the famous places.

Where it goes wrong is the add-ons: telur pindang is fine, but sambal goreng ati (liver in coconut chili), tahu bacem and a whole piece of ayam opor each add 100 to 200. The full plate at a wedding is 900 calories.

How the portions compare

420 kcal
Small pincuk, no areh
580 kcal
Standard plate
900 kcal
Large with ayam opor piece and sambal goreng ati

Nasi Liwet variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Nasi liwet rice only275 kcal200g of the coconut stock rice
Nasi liwet Solo standard580 kcalLabu siam, ayam suwir, areh, egg
Nasi liwet Sunda with ikan asin and tempe700 kcalCooked with more oil, served with fried sides
Nasi liwet komplit with sambal goreng ati900 kcalWedding or hajatan plate

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Common questions

How many calories in nasi liwet?
About 580 calories for a standard Solo plate with labu siam, shredded chicken, areh and a pindang egg. The rice alone is about 275 calories per 200g.
Is nasi liwet high in fat?
The rice is moderate at about 5g fat per 200g. The 22g fat on the plate comes mostly from the areh and the opor gravy on the chicken.
What is the difference between nasi liwet Solo and Sunda in calories?
The Sunda version is cooked in a pot with more oil and served with fried ikan asin, tempe and sambal, so it is about 700 calories versus 580 for the Solo plate.
How many calories in areh?
About 65 calories per tablespoon. It is coconut milk boiled down until thick, so it is close to 90% fat by calories.
Berapa kalori Nasi Liwet?
Nasi Liwet mengandung sekitar 580 kalori per 1 piring (380g), dengan 22g protein, 72g karbohidrat dan 22g 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 liwet 138 kcal/100g), sides estimated from components. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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