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Aloo bhujia: the sprinkle that quietly becomes handfuls

Aloo bhujia: the sprinkle that quietly becomes handfuls

Aloo bhujia looks tiny on a spoon, but a half-cup you nibble with tea is about 280 kcal of fried besan and oil. Measure one tablespoon, close the packet, and the sprinkle stays a small sprinkle.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Aloo bhujia is the golden sprinkle on poha, chaat, and dal-rice. You grab a pinch. Then another. Soon you are eating handfuls from the packet. The trouble is not the pinch. The trouble is how fast the pinch grows. Let us see what the sprinkle really costs.

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