Two medu vadas look small but hide about 190 kcal, and almost half of that comes from the oil they soak up in the hot kadai. Swap them for two steamed idlis and you drop to about 66 kcal with the same urad-dal-and-rice flavour you love.
12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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That crispy medu vada with the hole in the middle looks so innocent. It is just urad dal batter, right? The trouble is what happens after the batter hits the oil. Deep-frying turns a humble lentil ring into a little oil sponge. Let's see what two vadas really cost you, and how a steamed idli keeps the same South-Indian breakfast flavour for far less.
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