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Hung curd instead of mayonnaise - same cream, far less fat

Hung curd instead of mayonnaise - same cream, far less fat

Mayonnaise is almost all oil, so two spoons in your sandwich can add about 200 kcal. Thick hung curd gives the same creamy mouthfeel for around 30 kcal, and it works in dips too.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
hung-curd mayo-swap cooking-swaps sandwich

Mayonnaise tastes creamy, but it is mostly oil. That creaminess comes from blended oil, not from anything light. Hung curd is fresh dahi tied in cloth until the watery whey drips out. What stays behind is thick, smooth and tangy. It spreads like mayo but carries a tiny fraction of the fat. The bread and veggies in your sandwich stay the same either way, so we focus on the spread - that is where the swap does its work.

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