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Aloo bonda and batata vada - twins in hot oil

Aloo bonda and batata vada - twins in hot oil

Aloo bonda and batata vada are the same deep-fried potato snack with two names, and two pieces plus a sweet chai come to about 380 kcal. Eat one piece, air-fry it, and skip the sugar in your chai to cut that tea-time snack roughly in half.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
aloo-bonda batata-vada street-food chai

Tea time rolls around and the bonda-wala calls your name. A spiced potato ball, dipped in besan batter, dropped into hot oil - what is not to love? The trouble is the oil. Two of these golden balls and a sweet chai quietly add up to a small meal. Let us see where the calories actually hide.

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