Best street food and Indo-Chinese for weight loss
Ranked by protein for each 100 kcal, the number that keeps you full and protects muscle on a deficit. Dahi vada comes first; veg manchurian comes last.
- Dahi vada254 kcal · 10 g protein · 2 vada · 4 g per 100 kcal
- Misal pav437 kcal · 16 g protein · 1 plate (2 pav) · 3.8 g per 100 kcal
- Paneer kathi roll467 kcal · 17 g protein · 1 roll · 3.6 g per 100 kcal
- Egg roll380 kcal · 13 g protein · 1 roll · 3.3 g per 100 kcal
- Bread pakora294 kcal · 9 g protein · 1 piece · 2.9 g per 100 kcal
- Dabeli265 kcal · 7 g protein · 1 dabeli · 2.8 g per 100 kcal
- Vada pav308 kcal · 8 g protein · 1 vada pav · 2.7 g per 100 kcal
- Veg momos258 kcal · 7 g protein · 6 pieces · 2.6 g per 100 kcal
- Veg hakka noodles394 kcal · 10 g protein · 1 plate · 2.5 g per 100 kcal
- Pav bhaji369 kcal · 9 g protein · 1 plate (2 pav) · 2.5 g per 100 kcal
- Bhel puri212 kcal · 5 g protein · 1 plate · 2.4 g per 100 kcal
- Pani puri202 kcal · 5 g protein · 6 puri · 2.2 g per 100 kcal
- Kachori248 kcal · 5 g protein · 1 kachori · 2.2 g per 100 kcal
- Gobi manchurian241 kcal · 4 g protein · 1 plate · 1.8 g per 100 kcal
- Veg cutlet183 kcal · 3 g protein · 2 cutlets · 1.6 g per 100 kcal
- Veg spring roll231 kcal · 4 g protein · 2 rolls · 1.6 g per 100 kcal
- Aloo tikki213 kcal · 3 g protein · 2 tikki · 1.6 g per 100 kcal
- Veg manchurian204 kcal · 3 g protein · 1 katori · 150 g · 1.4 g per 100 kcal
How to use the list
- Build meals from the top half. The bottom half still fits, in a measured portion.
- Numbers assume home recipes with 5–8 g of oil or ghee a serving. Restaurant versions often carry double.