Momos Calories: Veg and Chicken, Steamed and Fried

By NYUS Inc. · Published 30 October 2026

"Momos calories", with "veg momos", "chicken momos", "6 pieces", "fried" and "protein", is searched in India, and the answers online differ. No primary table has a momo record: IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no momo, dumpling or other cooked steamed or fried snack, and no cooking oil row, and USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has no momo record. So this page does not quote a number. It works one plate out line by line: the refined flour wrapper, cabbage, carrot, onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli and chicken breast from named IFCT 2017 rows and the oil from a USDA record, with weights per piece that are our assumptions and the frying oil shown apart so you can see what it adds, once as a veg plate and once as a chicken plate, each steamed, pan-fried or fried. They are estimates, shown so you can change the weights to match your momo. Our Chinese restaurant guide says why no momo figure can be read from USDA, our chilli chicken guide works another chicken dish out the same way, our chicken protein guide has the raw rows, and for the spoon values see our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

The short answer

By our working, 6 steamed veg momos (a 10 g raw refined flour wrapper per piece with a filling of 12 g green cabbage, 4 g carrot, 3 g big onion, 2 g stalk onion, 0.5 g each of ginger, garlic and green chilli and 1 g of oil) are about 305.9 kcal and 8.3 g protein, about 51.0 kcal a piece, and 6 steamed chicken momos (the same wrapper with a filling of 15 g minced chicken breast, 4 g big onion, 2 g stalk onion, 0.5 g each of ginger, garlic and green chilli and 1 g of oil) are about 436.7 kcal and 26.8 g protein, about 72.8 kcal a piece. Across 4 to 8 pieces and 0 to 10 g of frying oil the veg plate runs 203.9 to 496.4 kcal and the chicken plate 291.2 to 670.9 kcal, with the wrapper, filling and filling oil in every cell. These are estimates from the weights below, not measured values, not from a momo record and not a restaurant, street or frozen figure. Our reading: the parts of the veg main case rank the wrapper flour 211.1 kcal, the oil in the filling 53.0 kcal, the cabbage and carrot 23.5 kcal, the two onions 11.7 kcal, the ginger, garlic and green chilli 6.6 kcal; the parts of the chicken main case rank the wrapper flour 211.1 kcal, the chicken 151.4 kcal, the oil in the filling 53.0 kcal, the two onions 14.6 kcal, the ginger, garlic and green chilli 6.6 kcal; and the chicken plate is 130.8 kcal above the veg one at the same wrapper and oil.

IFCT 2017 rows used, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 prints, per 100 g edible portion, water, protein, ash, total fat, total dietary fibre, insoluble and soluble fibre, carbohydrate and energy in kJ, where the row has them (the chicken row prints fewer columns). We read these 9 rows from the PDF text on 30 October 2026, as the mean of the regions shown (PDF pages in the Sources); the kcal is ours (kJ divided by 4.184, to 0.1). IFCT prints no portion weights; every row here is raw, so we count raw weight, steaming adds no energy, and the cooked weight of a momo is not printed in any table. A018 is refined wheat flour (maida).

The oil: USDA SR Legacy, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no cooking oil row, so the oil comes from USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy; it is a US record (peanut oil). Energy is USDA's kcal with the kJ beside it; water, protein, total fat and carbohydrate (by difference) are in g, then fibre (g), total sugars (g) and sodium (mg), all per 100 g.

The data-type label on each USDA field, as the record shows it

USDA's record page shows a data-type label beside some fields and none beside others. This table copies what the record shows, read field by field from the nutrient table of the record page; "no label shown" means the record prints no label there, and "not printed" means the record has no row for that field. We do not interpret the labels beyond printing them. IFCT 2017 prints no such labels.

The household portions USDA prints for the oil

These are the entries in the record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry is 100 g. This page counts the oil in grams and takes about 1 teaspoon (4.5 g) as the cooking oil of 4 to 5 pieces, which is our assumption. The kcal in the last column is ours: the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, shown to 0.1.

The portion sums: 171410 1 tsp (4.5 g): 884 × 4.5 / 100 = 39.78, so 39.8 kcal; 171410 1 cup (216 g): 884 × 216 / 100 = 1909.44, so 1909.4 kcal; 171410 1 tbsp (13.5 g): 884 × 13.5 / 100 = 119.34, so 119.3 kcal. By the same arithmetic 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal and 10 g 88.4 kcal.

Worked example 1: veg momos

Every weight here is our assumption for 6 pieces, counted raw: a wrapper of refined flour dough filled with finely chopped cabbage, grated carrot, onions, ginger, garlic and green chilli cooked in a little oil, and steamed. Each IFCT line is the kJ divided by 4.184, times the grams, divided by 100, to 0.1 kcal; each USDA line is the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100; protein is the table's protein per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100. Salt, soy sauce, pepper and the water in the dough are not counted.

The grid varies the number of pieces (4, 6 or 8, every weight above times the number of pieces over 6) and the extra oil taken up by the plate (0 g steamed, 5 g pan-fried, 10 g fried; our assumption, the same for every piece count); the protein does not change with the oil.

Worked example 2: chicken momos

Same method and the same wrapper, onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli and oil; the cabbage and carrot are replaced by 15 g of minced chicken breast a piece (90 g for 6) and the big onion goes up from 3 to 4 g a piece. This is our assumed recipe, not a measured plate; a different mince would differ.

The grid varies the number of pieces (4, 6 or 8, every weight above times the number of pieces over 6) and the extra oil taken up by the plate (0 g steamed, 5 g pan-fried, 10 g fried; our assumption, the same for every piece count); the protein does not change with the oil.

The main cases side by side

These are the single examples used in the short answer; each follows from the tables above and from the weights in the cell. The pan-fried and fried rows add 5 and 10 g of oil to the steamed total (our assumption).

What stands out in the numbers

• Veg, part by part: the wrapper flour 211.1 kcal, the oil in the filling 53.0 kcal, the cabbage and carrot 23.5 kcal, the two onions 11.7 kcal, the ginger, garlic and green chilli 6.6 kcal. Raw refined flour is 351.8 kcal per 100 g (IFCT A018) and green cabbage 21.5 kcal (C015).
• Chicken, part by part: the wrapper flour 211.1 kcal, the chicken 151.4 kcal, the oil in the filling 53.0 kcal, the two onions 14.6 kcal, the ginger, garlic and green chilli 6.6 kcal; against the veg plate the chicken adds 151.4 kcal, the cabbage and carrot it replaces take away 23.5 kcal and the extra big onion adds 2.9 kcal. Chicken breast is 168.3 kcal per 100 g (N003).
• Pieces against oil: for the veg plate the number of pieces (4 to 8) moves it more than the frying oil (0 to 10 g): 204.1 kcal against 88.4 kcal; for the chicken plate the number of pieces (4 to 8) moves it more than the frying oil (0 to 10 g): 291.3 kcal against 88.4 kcal. Each 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Protein: about 8.3 g in 6 veg momos and 26.8 g in 6 chicken momos; the wrapper supplies 6.2 g of it and the chicken 19.6 g.
• These are estimates: no momo record exists, the weights are ours, and a thicker wrapper, a bigger piece, more filling or more oil will change them.

Why these are estimates, not your momos

• No record exists for the dish. IFCT 2017 prints raw foods and no cooked snack, and USDA SR Legacy has no momo record (its dumpling and wonton records are other dishes).
• The weights are assumptions. No table prints how much flour, filling or oil one momo takes; ours are stated per piece so you can replace them.
• A piece is not a standard size. The page assumes 32.5 g raw a piece; a bigger or thicker momo is more.
• Raw weights. Steaming and frying change the weight and no table prints the cooked weight, so the page counts raw weight and cannot give a per 100 g figure.
• Frying oil is an assumption. No table prints how much oil a pan-fried or fried momo takes up; the 5 g and 10 g are ours.
• US data. The oil row is a US record; IFCT Table 1 has no oil row.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Calculated and Assumed zero are USDA's words on the record; we print them and draw no conclusion from them.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log it by parts. Weigh the flour for the wrappers and the filling raw once for your usual batch, and log the oil by its own weight (weight × figure ÷ 100); our ghee, oil and sugar guide has the spoon values.
• Say how many pieces and how they were cooked. It is an input this page cannot know; 5 g of oil is 44.2 kcal.
• Say what else went in. Chutney, mayonnaise and soup are not counted.
• Log the number of momos. A plate of 8 is the 8-piece row, not the 6-piece one.

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What this page leaves out

• A measured calorie figure for momos as a dish: no primary record prints one, so every figure here is an estimate from stated weights.
• A calorie target, and any claim about what refined flour, chicken or oil do to your body: we have not looked up any for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Other fillings and versions, such as paneer, soya, mushroom, cheese, tandoori, kurkure or jhol momos, and thigh or fatty chicken mince: not covered here; log them from their own rows.
• Chutney, mayonnaise, soup, salt, soy sauce, pepper and the water in the dough: not counted.
• Restaurant, street and frozen momos: no table prints a weight or fat use, so we give no such figure; read the pack for frozen ones.
• The USDA dumpling and wonton records (Stew, dumpling with mutton (Navajo); Dumpling, potato- or cheese-filled, frozen; Babyfood, dinner, vegetables and dumplings and beef, junior; Babyfood, dinner, vegetables and dumplings and beef, strained; Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant; Potsticker or wonton, pork and vegetable, frozen, unprepared; Wonton wrappers (includes egg roll wrappers)): found by search on 30 October 2026, none is a momo, so none is used.
• Per 100 g figures: no table prints a cooked weight, so none is given here.
• Nutrients beyond energy, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, total sugars and sodium: not covered here.

Sources

• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1, per 100 g edible portion, mean of the regions shown (read from the PDF text 30 October 2026): A018 Wheat flour, refined (6 regions, 1472 kJ, PDF p. 41); C015 Cabbage, green (6 regions, 90 kJ, PDF p. 44); F002 Carrot, orange (6 regions, 139 kJ, PDF p. 52); G017 Onion, big (6 regions, 201 kJ, PDF p. 54); D058 Onion, stalk (6 regions, 107 kJ, PDF p. 48); G014 Ginger, fresh (6 regions, 230 kJ, PDF p. 54); G011 Garlic, big clove (6 regions, 518 kJ, PDF p. 54); G008 Chillies, green - all varieties (6 regions, 177 kJ, PDF p. 53); N003 Chicken, poultry, breast, skinless (5 regions, 704 kJ, PDF p. 58). IFCT 2017 prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no momo, dumpling or other cooked steamed or fried snack, and no cooking oil row (PDF text searched for momo, dumpling, steamed, fried, wonton and oil; the only text match for momo is Momordica, the bitter gourd rows; the rows used are A018 refined wheat flour (PDF p. 41), C015 green cabbage (p. 44), F002 orange carrot (p. 52), G017 big onion (p. 54), D058 stalk onion (p. 48), G014 ginger (p. 54), G011 garlic (p. 54), G008 green chilli (p. 53) and N003 chicken breast, skinless (p. 58)).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171410 (Oil, peanut, salad or cooking): Energy 884 kcal (3700 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 100 g, carbohydrate by difference 0 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 0 g, sodium 0 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference no label shown, total sugars Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat); portions used: 1 tsp (4.5 g); 1 cup (216 g); 1 tbsp (13.5 g) (read 30 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy searches run on 30 October 2026 (control 'roll dinner' 11 results): momo 0 results, momos 0 results, dim sum 0 results, steamed dumpling 0 results, dumpling 4 results, wonton 3 results.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 30 October 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per-piece weights, the kJ to kcal conversions, the line values, the sums, the grids, the per-piece division, the frying oil, the portion kcal, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own assumptions, arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA or IFCT. The IFCT values are the means printed in IFCT 2017 Table 1; the USDA values, data-type labels and Measures-list portions are exactly as shown on the USDA record page. The names in the first column are the tables' own names.

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