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Bread pakora: three heavy things hiding in one snack

Bread pakora: three heavy things hiding in one snack

One stuffed bread pakora is about 257 kcal, and it piles three heavy things onto one plate - bread, besan batter, and deep-frying oil. A baked version keeps the taste and drops the oil, landing closer to 220 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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A bread pakora looks like one simple snack. But it hides three heavy things in one bite - two slices of bread, a thick coat of besan batter, and a swim in hot oil. Each part adds calories. Let us open it up and see where they really come from. Every number below comes from a real recipe or a real food database, rounded and given as honest ranges.

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