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Want light bhel? Hold the sev and fried bits

Want light bhel? Hold the sev and fried bits

Street bhel feels light, but one plate can carry about 290 kcal - mostly from fried sev and sweet chutney. Hold the sev and fried bits, add more veg and lemon, and the same bowl drops to about 140 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
bhel chaat puffed-rice snacks

Bhel looks so light and airy. A big bowl of puffed rice feels like almost nothing. But the roadside version hides fried sev, fried papdi, and sweet chutney inside. Those bits are where most of the calories live. Take them out and bhel becomes a genuinely light snack.

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