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Dum aloo - why one bowl hides two calorie traps

Dum aloo - why one bowl hides two calorie traps

A bowl of restaurant-style dum aloo can run close to 460 kcal because the baby potatoes are fried and then drowned in a creamy gravy. Roast the potatoes and use a yogurt gravy instead, and the same bowl drops to about 320 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Dum aloo sounds so simple. It is just baby potatoes in gravy. But those potatoes get fried first. Then they swim in a rich, creamy sauce. So the calories add up twice. Once in the frying pan. Once in the gravy. Let's open the bowl and see the real numbers.

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