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Bajra roti in winter - friend or trap?

Bajra roti in winter - friend or trap?

A plain bajra roti is only about 145 kcal and its fibre keeps you full, but the ghee and jaggery you pair it with in winter can quietly double that. The millet is your friend - the toppings are the trap.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
bajra winter roti weight-loss

Bajra roti is a weight-loss food, so you can eat more of it in winter.

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It depends - and mostly it leans false. Bajra flour is about 362 kcal per 100 g, almost the same as whole-wheat atta at 370 kcal per 100 g. The grain is not magically lower in calories. What bajra does have is more fibre, and fibre helps you feel full sooner. The real trap is not the roti - it is the ghee you spread on it and the jaggery you eat alongside, which can double the calories of one roti without you noticing.

Sources: ICMR-NIN IFCT 2017 - Pearl millet (bajra) flour, via NutritionValue · USDA FoodData Central - Flour, whole wheat (FDC 790085), via NutritionValue
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