A small Lays packet (30g) is 160 calories. A party-size bag (150g) is 800 calories. 100g of any Indian namkeen is 500 to 550 calories. Chips and namkeen are the highest calorie-per-gram snack foods in India, and they come in packages designed to be finished in one sitting. Here is what every packet actually costs. … Read more
4 Parle-G biscuits is 80 calories. That sounds harmless. But nobody eats 4 biscuits. You eat 8 to 12 with chai, which is 160 to 240 calories. Twice a day with morning and evening tea: 320 to 480 calories from biscuits alone. Most Indians consume 200 to 400 calories daily from biscuits without tracking a … Read more
Peanuts are a nutritional paradox. They have 26g protein per 100g (excellent) and 567 calories per 100g (terrifying). A small handful (30g) is 170 calories. A ‘just snacking’ session where you eat 100g without thinking costs you 567 calories. Peanuts are healthy in a handful. They are a calorie bomb in a bowlful. Peanuts is … Read more
Not all chaat is created equal. A plate of bhel puri is 200 calories. A plate of samosa chaat is 500. Knowing which chaat is light and which is heavy lets you enjoy the chaat stall without destroying your calorie budget. Here is every popular chaat ranked from lightest to heaviest. Chaat is one of … Read more
Bread pakora is a slice of bread stuffed with potato, dipped in besan batter, and deep fried. It combines three calorie sources: bread (70 cal), potato (40 cal), and frying oil (90 cal). One piece is 200 calories. Two with chai is 480+. A popular breakfast in North India that costs more than most people … Read more
Chole tikki is North India’s beloved chaat plate: 2 aloo tikkis topped with chole, curd, chutneys, and sev. At 380 calories per plate, it is actually one of the more balanced chaat options because the chole adds protein and fibre that other chaats lack. Chole Tikki is one of those foods that’s perfectly fine occasionally … Read more
One steamed momo is 35 calories. Sounds incredibly light. Then you eat 8 of them (280 cal), dip them in spicy mayo (100 cal), and the ‘healthy steamed snack’ becomes a 380-calorie affair. Fried momos? Each one is 60-70 cal. 8 fried momos = 480-560 cal. The cooking method changes everything. This is the complete … Read more
Dabeli is a Gujarati street snack: spiced potato filling in a pav bun with pomegranate, peanuts, and sev. At 260 calories, it is slightly lighter than vada pav (300 cal) because the filling is not deep-fried. Still a calorie-dense street snack, but the best one in its category. Dabeli is one of those foods that’s … Read more
Aloo tikki is a pan-fried or shallow-fried potato patty. At 150 calories per piece, it sits in the middle of the snack calorie spectrum. Lighter than samosa (250 cal), heavier than bhel puri (200 cal for a full plate). The real calorie escalation happens when tikki becomes tikki chaat or tikki burger. Aloo Tikki is … Read more