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Paneer butter masala - can it ever be light?

Paneer butter masala - can it ever be light?

A normal serving of paneer butter masala is about 635 kcal, and almost 7 in 10 of those calories come from cream, butter and fried paneer. Swap the cream for hung curd, halve the butter, and skip the paneer fry, and the same bowl drops to roughly 390 kcal - same taste, far less fat.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Paneer butter masala is the dish you order when you want comfort. It is also one of the richest on the menu - a single serving can be over 600 kcal. The good news: most of those calories live in three spots you can fix without losing the taste.

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