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Gobi paratha - where do the calories hide?

Gobi paratha - where do the calories hide?

The cauliflower stuffing is light, but the oil on the tawa is heavy. One generously fried gobi paratha can carry over 300 kcal, and most of that is cooking oil, not the gobi.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Gobi paratha feels light. Cauliflower is mostly water, so the stuffing barely counts. The real calories hide on the tawa, in the oil you pour and spread. A thin wipe of oil and a free pour of oil are two very different parathas. Let's see where the calories actually go.

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