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Uttapam - a lighter breakfast than dosa?

Uttapam - a lighter breakfast than dosa?

A homemade onion-tomato uttapam is about 92 kcal per piece, while a plain dosa is about 133 kcal, because the uttapam's thick body means less surface oil and the veg topping adds filling bulk for almost no calories. Swap two dosas for two uttapams and you save roughly 80 kcal without eating less food.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
uttapam dosa south-indian breakfast

You stand at the breakfast table. Dosa or uttapam? Both come from the same rice-and-urad batter. But they cook very differently. One spreads thin and crispy across the tava. The other stays thick, small, and dotted with veggies. Let's see which one is kinder to your day.

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