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Malai kofta without the deep-fry - still festive

Malai kofta without the deep-fry - still festive

A restaurant serving of malai kofta is about 362 kcal, and most of that is deep-fry oil, cream, and butter - not the paneer. Bake the koftas and thin the gravy with curd, and the same serving drops to roughly 210 kcal while staying festive enough for Diwali.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Malai kofta is the dish you order to celebrate. Soft paneer dumplings sit in a silky white gravy. The fat hides in two places - the deep-fry on the koftas and the cream in the gravy. The paneer and potato inside are almost blameless. Bake the koftas and thin the gravy with curd. You keep the festive feel with far less fat.

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