Dahi Bara Aloo Dum
दही बड़ा आलू दम · దహి బడా ఆలూ దమ్
Cuttack's iconic street food: soft urad-dal vadas soaked in spiced curd, served with a spicy potato curry (aloo dum) and ghugni. The potato and fried vadas make it a heavy, medium-GI plate.
Calories & Nutrition: Dahi Bara Aloo Dum (1 plate (2 bara + aloo dum))
Sugars shown are total sugars (naturally occurring + added) per serving and are approximate. For fruits and dairy this is mostly natural sugar; for sweets and many cooked dishes it reflects added sugar or jaggery.
Tips to Manage Blood Sugar
Ask for extra dahi bara and ghugni and less aloo dum — the curd and dal are gentler on blood sugar than the potato curry.
Lower-GI Alternatives
Try these instead for better blood sugar control
Dahi Vada
दही वड़ा · దహీ వడ
Soft fried lentil dumplings soaked and served in spiced yogurt. Low-medium GI as protein-rich dal and yogurt temper the response.
Ghugni
घुगनी · ఘుగ్ని
A spiced curry of dried yellow or white peas, the favourite street breakfast and snack of Odisha and Bengal, usually topped with onion and served with puri or on its own. The whole peas keep it high in fiber and low GI.
Sprout Chaat
अंकुरित चाट · మొలకల చాట్
Mixed sprouts salad with onions, tomatoes, and lemon. One of the healthiest Indian snacks — high protein, low GI.