Kuttu pakora (fried)

One serving of Kuttu pakora (fried) — 6 pieces (100 g) — comes to 288 kcal, 6 g protein, 30 g carbs and 16 g fat. Scaled to 100 g it works out to 288 kcal and 6 g protein, which makes it not a meaningful protein source on its own for a street food item. That single serving is about 19.2% of a 1,500 kcal day and 14.4% of a 2,000 kcal day, so it's more of a filler than a target-hitter on protein without much extra planning.

Walking off Kuttu pakora (fried) takes roughly 7,200 steps, using the rough approximation of 0.04 kcal burned per step (a population-average estimate for a moderate walking pace, not a personalised number). At ₹30 a serving it costs about ₹100 for every 20 g of protein it delivers, which is a mid-to-high price for protein compared with dal, eggs or soya chunks. It fits nearly every Indian diet type, including vegetarian, vegan, eggetarian. It's typically eaten at the evening snack slot. It's commonly eaten on fasting days (Navratri/Ekadashi-style).

If you want variety without changing the macros much, the closest swaps in the street food category are Bread pakora (aloo), Chole bhature, Dabeli, Idli sambar plate (street/darshini) — each keeps a similar role on the plate while shifting the exact protein-to-carb balance a little.