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Home vs restaurant — same dish, different maths

Home vs restaurant — same dish, different maths

A dal at home and a dal at a restaurant are two different meals. The oil and cream change the calories, so log the real one, not just the dish name.

18 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Tuesday night, your mother makes dal makhani at home. She uses one spoon of butter. Saturday night, you order dal makhani at a dhaba. The cook pours oil. He swirls cream. He drops a butter pat on top before serving. Same name. Same bowl. Same four words you type into Burnie: 'dal makhani, one katori.' But these are two different meals. This short read is about that quiet gap, and why logging the real dish, not just the name, fixes your calorie number.

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