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Bhatura - the calorie shock hiding next to your chole

Bhatura - the calorie shock hiding next to your chole

One deep-fried dhaba bhatura can hit about 365 kcal, close to three small dry rotis in a single puffy bread. The maida is not the real culprit; the deep-fry oil and the big size are, and a smaller pan-fried Sunday version drops to about 200 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
bhatura chole deep-fried sunday-breakfast

Sunday breakfast smells amazing. A puffy golden bhatura sits next to a katori of chole. That bread is the quiet calorie shock on your plate. It is deep-fried, it is big, and it is made from maida. Let us see where the calories really come from. Then we will build a lighter Sunday version you can still enjoy.

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