How many calories are in chicken vindaloo?
A 1-cup serving of chicken vindaloo weighs 240 g and carries 257 calories. Per 100 g the chicken-and-sauce mix runs 107 calories, which is modest for a curry: the heat comes from chiles and vinegar, not from cream. What you spoon it over moves the total far more than the sauce does.
You'd need to walk about 51 minutes to burn the 257 calories in a 1-cup (240 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 257 kcal of chicken vindaloo?
A 1-cup (240 g) serving is 257 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 257 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 51 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 32 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 37 min |
| Jogging | 30 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 57 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (240 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken vindaloo quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a cup and a half
- Vindaloo with rice, pouches and frozen trays
- Sodium is the row to watch, not fat
- How does chicken vindaloo compare?
- Most popular chicken vindaloo brands
- Chicken vindaloo FAQs
Chicken vindaloo quick facts
USDA does not publish a record called "vindaloo." The closest match by build and by cooking method is the FNDDS survey record 2706437, "Chicken curry" — cooked chicken pieces in a spiced sauce, no rice underneath. That is exactly what lands on the plate when you order vindaloo and ask for the rice on the side, so it is the row used for the numbers below. A separate record covers the same dish already mixed with rice, and it behaves differently enough to get its own section.
Vindaloo sits at the hot end of the curry shelf, but heat is free. Chile, vinegar, garlic and ginger contribute almost nothing, and the calories in the bowl come from the chicken, the oil the masala was fried in, and whatever coconut or cashew the kitchen used to round the acid off.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (240 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 107 | 257 | — |
| Total fat | 6.48 g | 15.6 g | 20% |
| Saturated fat | 1.56 g | 3.7 g | 19% |
| Carbohydrate | 6.54 g | 15.7 g | 6% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.4 g | 3.4 g | 12% |
| Total sugars | 2.56 g | 6.1 g | — |
| Protein | 6.48 g | 15.6 g | 31% |
| Sodium | 376 mg | 902 mg | 39% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would see on a supermarket label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. FNDDS does not publish either nutrient for mixed dishes, so rather than guess, they stay off the table. Cholesterol comes to 53 mg a cup (18% DV) and potassium to 672 mg (14% DV), both of them ordinary for a chicken dish of this size.
US servings, from one ounce to a cup and a half
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 30 kcal |
| 1/2 cup | 120 g | 128 kcal |
| 3/4 cup | 180 g | 193 kcal |
| 1 cup | 240 g | 257 kcal |
| 1 1/2 cups | 360 g | 385 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 107 kcal |
Only the 1-cup line is a USDA household measure; the half cup, three-quarter cup, cup and a half and single ounce are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings. That matters more than it sounds, because restaurant vindaloo rarely arrives in a cup. A takeout entree container of curry usually holds closer to a cup and a half once you scrape the sides, which is where the 385-calorie line comes in.
Weigh it if you can. A cup of a chunky, sauce-heavy dish is one of the loosest measures in a kitchen: pack it with chicken and you are near 280 g, ladle mostly sauce and you are under 200 g. The gram column is the honest one, and every calorie figure in the table above is simply that weight times 1.07.
Vindaloo with rice, pouches and frozen trays
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken vindaloo, no rice | 107 kcal | 1 cup (240 g) | 257 kcal |
| Chicken vindaloo with rice | 116 kcal | 1 cup (200 g) | 232 kcal |
| Sukhi's chicken vindaloo pouch | 136 kcal | 140 g (5 oz) | 190 kcal |
| Deep Indian Kitchen vindaloo tray | 133 kcal | 255 g (1 tray) | 339 kcal |
| Saffron Road vindaloo with basmati rice | 102 kcal | 283 g (10 oz) | 289 kcal |
| Cafe Spice vindaloo with basmati lemon rice | 137 kcal | 227 g (8 oz) | 311 kcal |
| Sukhi's chicken vindaloo street wrap | 205 kcal | 156 g (1 wrap) | 320 kcal |
Here is the trap. Mixed with rice, vindaloo is denser per 100 g — 116 against 107 — because starch weighs less per calorie than a watery sauce does. But a cup of the rice version weighs 200 g, not 240 g, so it lands at 232 calories, twenty-five under the plain curry. Read only the per-100-g column and you would log the rice dish as the heavier one. It usually is not, until you take a second scoop.
The frozen aisle behaves the same way. Saffron Road's 10-ounce bowl is the lowest-density item on the table at 102 calories per 100 g, and it still comes to 289 calories because it is a 283 g meal. Sukhi's pouch is the opposite: 136 calories per 100 g, but a 140 g pouch of pure curry, so 190 calories. The wrap is the only genuine outlier at 205 calories per 100 g, since the flatbread has no sauce diluting it.
One more brand note worth having: the Sukhi's pouch is richer than the USDA record but easier on salt per 100 g, 265 mg against 376 mg. Denser does not automatically mean saltier.
Sodium is the row to watch, not fat
Fat gets the blame on curry menus, and here it does not deserve it. A cup of vindaloo supplies 15.6 g of fat, 20% of the FDA Daily Value, and only 3.7 g of that is saturated. Sodium is the number that runs away: 902 mg a cup, 39% of a day's 2,300 mg, from a single component of the meal. In table salt terms that is just under two-fifths of a teaspoon, before any papadum, pickle or naan joins the plate.
The CDC puts most American adults well over the 2,300 mg mark already, so a cup and a half of vindaloo plus rice and a side can eat two-thirds of the day on its own. If you are watching sodium, the pouch versions and a home batch with less added salt are the better picks; if you are not, the fat and calorie columns here are unremarkable for a main dish.
The row that flatters vindaloo is protein: 15.6 g a cup, 31% DV, from chicken that MyPlate counts squarely in the protein group. At 257 calories that is roughly 16 calories per gram of protein — a good ratio for a curry, and better than most creamy ones.
How does chicken vindaloo compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken vindaloo (curry, no rice) | 107 kcal | 1 cup (240 g) | 257 kcal |
| Chicken curry with rice | 116 kcal | 1 cup (200 g) | 232 kcal |
| Chicken creole, without rice | 103 kcal | no USDA cup weight | — |
| Chicken stew with pasta | 108 kcal | no USDA cup weight | — |
Two of these records have no gram weight published for a cup, so they appear per 100 g only rather than with a number we invented. Of the three neighbors, only the tomato-based creole is lighter per 100 g, and only by four calories.
Our take: for calorie counting, vindaloo is one of the better curries you can order, and the choice that actually matters is made after the curry, not in it. Skip the rice and a cup costs 257 calories with 15.6 g of protein; that is a light lunch by any reading. If weight loss is the goal, order it dry-ish with a half portion of rice and keep an eye on the sodium column instead of the fat one. If you want the meal to hold you until evening, the cup and a half at 385 calories does that without touching the fat budget hard.
Most popular chicken vindaloo brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Sukhi's All Natural Chicken Vindaloo | 136 cal |
| Deep Indian Kitchen Chicken Vindaloo 9 oz | 133 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken vindaloo FAQs
How many calories are in chicken vindaloo?
257 calories in a 1-cup (240 g) serving of chicken vindaloo without rice, which works out to 107 calories per 100 g. The same cup carries 15.6 g of protein, 15.6 g of fat and 15.7 g of carbohydrate, using the USDA FNDDS chicken curry record as the basis.
How many calories in a cup of chicken vindaloo?
257 calories per cup, taking the USDA household measure of 240 g. Half a cup is 128 calories and a cup and a half is 385, both scaled by us from the 107 calories per 100 g figure. Weigh the bowl if the sauce-to-chicken ratio looks unusual.
How much protein is in chicken vindaloo?
15.6 g of protein in a 1-cup (240 g) serving, which is 31% of the Daily Value, or 6.48 g per 100 g. That is about 16 calories of food per gram of protein, a good ratio for a curry and one reason vindaloo holds up better than creamier sauces.
How many carbs are in chicken vindaloo?
15.7 g of carbohydrate in a cup without rice, only 6% of the Daily Value, of which 3.4 g is fiber and 6.1 g total sugars. Add rice and the picture changes completely: the USDA record for chicken curry with rice runs 15.12 g of carbohydrate per 100 g.
How many calories in chicken vindaloo with rice?
232 calories in a 1-cup (200 g) serving of the USDA chicken curry with rice record, at 116 calories per 100 g. It is denser per 100 g than plain vindaloo but a cup of it weighs less, so the cup total lands 25 calories under the sauce-only version.
Is chicken vindaloo high in sodium?
Yes: 902 mg per cup, 39% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, from one component of the meal. Per 100 g that is 376 mg. Rice, naan and pickles push the plate higher still, so sodium, not fat, is the number to plan around if you are tracking salt.
Is chicken vindaloo good for weight loss?
A cup is 257 calories with 15.6 g of protein and only 15.7 g of carbohydrate, so the curry itself fits a calorie target easily. The rice, naan and second ladle are what move the meal. Ordering it with the rice on the side keeps the portion under your control.
How many calories in a frozen chicken vindaloo tray?
339 calories for a 255 g Deep Indian Kitchen tray at 133 calories per 100 g. Other retail versions vary widely: a Sukhi's 140 g pouch is 190 calories, a Saffron Road 283 g bowl with basmati rice is 289, and a Cafe Spice 227 g bowl with lemon rice is 311.
Similar foods
- Chicken Tikka Masala — 257 cal per cup
- Turkey deli meat — 89 cal for 3 slices
- Pork And Beans — 273 cal per cup
- Tuna steak — 185 cal per steak, 6 oz
- Masoor Dal — 207 cal per cup cooked
- Mexican rice — 279 cal per cup
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the plate and BodyPal counts the vindaloo for you, rice or no rice.
