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Oats halwa - the same warm comfort with less ghee

Oats halwa - the same warm comfort with less ghee

Halwa feels like a warm hug, but a normal katori hides close to 390 kcal - and most of that is the ghee and sugar, not the grain. Swap in oats, use a smear of ghee, and sweeten lightly for the same comfort at about 225 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Halwa is the dessert we reach for on a cold day or a festival morning. It tastes rich because it is rich - ghee and sugar do most of the work. The good news: you can keep that warm, roasted taste and cut the calories a lot. The trick is not a magic grain. It is a lighter hand on the ghee spoon.

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