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Khakhra - a genuinely lighter crunchy snack?

Khakhra - a genuinely lighter crunchy snack?

Khakhra is roasted, not fried, so it carries far less oil than a mathri - but it is still whole-wheat flour, not a zero-calorie food. Two thin khakhras give you a crunchy ~165-240 kcal snack, while a casual bowl of five mathris quietly runs past 400 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You reach for khakhra because it feels light. It is thin, it is crisp, and it is roasted on a tava - not dropped into a kadai of hot oil. That is real. But the flour it is made from is the same whole-wheat atta your roti is made from, so it is not a magic zero-calorie crisp. Let us see where its calories actually come from, and why the smart move is the two-piece portion.

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